Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027) - US

About the Role

At DoorDash, our product engineers implement and operate technological solutions to improve the experiences of our merchants, dashers, and consumers. From creating beautiful, user-friendly flows to crafting scalable backend architectures, we strive to deliver reliant, performant technology that delights our customers.

During our 12-week Software Engineer internship, interns are completely immersed in their teams and will have the opportunity to develop, maintain, and ship products. As an intern, you will directly impact our business by collaborating with your team to solve real problems for our customers.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. to be considered for this position. F-1 students are eligible if they are using Curricular Practical Training (CPT). DoorDash does not support students on J-1 visas at this time.

The 2027 internship program will be hosted in person at a DoorDash office in one of the following locations: New York, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Los Angeles, and Seattle.

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
• Participate in intern programming: Leadership Speaker series, social events virtually and in-person
• Present your summer learnings during a final presentation at the end of the internship

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Pursuing a B.S. or M.S. Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, graduating between Fall 2027 to Summer 2028
• No more than 2 years of full-time work experience
• Available for a May or June 2027 start date
• Experience working with databases (e.g., AWS, SQL, etc.)
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Proficient experience working with at least 1 object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Kotlin, etc.)
• Experience writing clean code, working with version control, and doing unit testing

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 1 previous Software Engineering internship or equivalent relevant experience
• Curiosity about and experience using AI-powered tools to support software development, problem solving, and learning, with an understanding of how to evaluate outputs and use tools responsibly
• Ability to analyze and improve 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
• Experience with real-time technology problems
• Experience working with service-oriented architecture, writing APIs, and designing systems
• Participation in project- or research-based technical work, hackathons, conferences, student organization leadership, technical teaching assistant roles, or relevant extracurriculars