DoorDash Staff Site Reliability Engineer Interview Preparation Guide
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Doordash
Staff
7 rounds
Updated 11/22/2025
DoorDash's Staff SRE interview process follows a structured four-stage pipeline: recruiter screening, technical phone assessments (coding and system design), and a 4-round onsite. The process emphasizes distributed systems architecture, infrastructure reliability patterns, incident response capability, and strategic thinking. Each stage is designed to assess both technical depth and ability to drive reliability initiatives at scale.
Interview Rounds
1
Recruiter Screening
30 min3 focus topicsbehavioral
2
Technical Phone Screen - Coding and Fundamentals
60 min4 focus topicstechnical
3
System Design Phone Screen - Infrastructure and Architecture
60 min5 focus topicssystem design
4
Onsite Round 1: Advanced System Design and Infrastructure Architecture
75 min5 focus topicssystem design
5
Onsite Round 2: Coding and Problem-Solving
75 min4 focus topicstechnical
6
Onsite Round 3: Domain Knowledge and Operational Excellence
75 min5 focus topicstechnical
7
Onsite Round 4: Behavioral and Leadership
60 min5 focus topicsbehavioral
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