Software Engineer I, Entry-Level (Graduation Date: Fall 2025-Summer 2026)

Position Overview

DoorDash is building the world's most reliable on-demand logistics engine for delivery and is backed by a fast-growing engineering team powering a 24x7 global infrastructure. We are looking for highly motivated college students seeking post‐graduation opportunities to start their career at DoorDash. As a product engineer, you will implement and operate technological solutions that enhance the experiences of our merchants, dashers, and consumers by creating beautiful, user-friendly flows and scalable backend architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and ship technical elements with the support of your mentor, manager, and team members
• Act on feedback, coaching, and mentorship from your mentor and team members
• Actively learn about the elements to which you contribute
• Make a direct impact on our business by collaborating with your team to solve problems for our customers

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related discipline with graduation date between Fall 2025 and Summer 2026
• Ability to start between January 2026 and August 2026
• At least 2 previous Software Engineering internships or equivalent work experience, with no more than 2 years of full-time work experience
• Experience working with databases (e.g., SQL)
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Kotlin, etc.)
• Experience writing clean code, working with version control, and unit testing
• Comfortable exercising discretion and independent judgment when evaluating options and making informed decisions within your role

Preferred Qualifications

• Able to analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of various systems
• Excited to develop, release, and run large-scale web applications
• Experience with solutions for systems monitoring, live deployments, and continuous integration
• Familiarity with real-time technology challenges
• Experience working with service-oriented architecture, writing APIs, and designing systems

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Base salary range of $107,400-$158,000 USD with opportunities for equity grants. The final offer is determined by factors including skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.
• Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness and commuter benefits, paid time off, paid sick leave, medical/dental/vision plans, 11 paid holidays, disability and life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program.
• For salaried roles: Flexible paid time off plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year. For hourly roles: Accrued vacation and sick time based on hours worked.