DoorDash has replaced traditional algorithmic coding interviews with 60-minute AI-assisted engineering working sessions. Candidates use their own machine, preferred IDE, and AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex to work on realistic tasks resembling actual DoorDash engineering work. The format evaluates production-relevant skills: navigating unfamiliar codebases, making pragmatic tradeoffs, handling ambiguity, validating outputs rigorously, and communicating reasoning. Lessons from pilots include keeping project scope small enough for meaningful work within the time limit, setting clear expectations upfront, and training interviewers to assess workflow rather than just output correctness.
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