Mastering API Design: My Engaging DoorDash Software Engineer Interview

doordash | Software Engineer | Interview Experience

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Interview Process

The interview was conducted in a friendly and collaborative manner, resembling a discussion with a colleague. The experience was very positive overall. The main focus was on designing and implementing a delivery person payment API, where the input was the delivery person ID and the output was the payment amount. The interviewer provided the basic salary calculation method and encouraged the candidate to ask clarification questions to gradually reveal more information. Once a solution was aligned upon, the interview progressed to the next steps.

Technical Questions

  1. API design

Tips & Insights

  • Be proactive in asking clarification questions to gather necessary information.
  • Discuss optimal solutions before moving on to implementation details.