Software Engineer, Intern (Summer 2027) - US

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.

What you'll do:

• 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

What they're looking for:

• 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

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