Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027) - US

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DoorDash is a technology and logistics company building a global on-demand delivery infrastructure for consumers, merchants, and Dashers. The Software Engineer Intern will develop, maintain, and ship products during a 12-week internship while collaborating with team members to solve customer problems and participating in mentorship and intern programming.

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 You are 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, technical conferences/organization, on-campus student organization leadership, technical teaching assistant roles, relevant extracurricular activities, or other technical experience

Qualifications: 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) 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 You are excited about an in person summer work experience You are pursuing a B.S. or M.S.

Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, have no more than 2 years of full-time work experience, and are graduating between Fall 2027 to Summer 2028 You are available for a May or June 2027 start date (Internships are only hosted during the Summer) You have experience working with databases (e.g., AWS, SQL, etc.)

You have a solid understanding of algorithms and data structures You have proficient experience working with at least 1 object-oriented programming language (e.g., Python, Java, Kotlin, etc.)

You have experience writing clean code, working with version control, and doing unit testing 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 these 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, technical conferences/organization, on-campus student organization leadership, technical teaching assistant roles, relevant extracurricular activities, or other technical experience

Benefits: For all regular employees: a 401(k) plan with employer matching For all regular employees: 16 weeks of paid parental leave For all regular employees: wellness benefits For all regular employees: commuter benefits match For all regular employees: paid time off For all regular employees: paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws For all regular employees: medical, dental, and vision benefits For all regular employees: 11 paid holidays For all regular employees: disability and basic life insurance For all regular employees: family-forming assistance For all regular employees: a mental health program For salaried roles: flexible paid time off/vacation, plus 80 hours of paid sick time per year For hourly roles: vacation accrued at about 1 hour for every 25.97 hours worked For hourly roles: paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked Premium healthcare Wellness expense reimbursement Paid parental leave Participation in intern programming, including a Leadership Speaker series and social events, virtually and in-person