Software Engineer, Intern - Labs (Summer 2027)

Doordashusa
San Francisco +1 more
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

In the 12 months to 30 Jun 2026, Doordashusa filed 230 H-1B positions titled "Software Engineer". Source: U.S. Department of Labor, LCA disclosure data. A record of filings already made, not a commitment to sponsor.

Who this role is best for

Best suited to early-career candidates with a strong technical foundation working in robotics and autonomous delivery systems.

Best fit for

  • Early-career candidates with a focus on machine learning and systems engineering for autonomous delivery
    — “We're hiring software engineer interns to work at the intersection of software engineering and robotics”
  • Students with a strong grasp of algorithms and clean code practices
    — “You have a solid understanding of algorithms and data structures”
  • Individuals with interest in building scalable systems and real-time technologies
    — “Excited to develop, release and run large-scale web applications”

Things to consider

  • The internship requires in-person attendance at either San Francisco or Sunnyvale offices
    — “The 2027 internship program will be hosted in person at a Doordash Labs office”
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S., excluding J-1 visa holders
    — “Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. to be considered for this position”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with AI-powered tools and their responsible use in your application materials
    — “Curiosity about and experience using AI-powered tools to support software development”
  • Demonstrate your ability to optimize system efficiency and scalability in your projects
    — “Ability to analyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various systems”
  • Emphasize your experience with version control and unit testing in your resume and interviews
    — “You have experience writing clean code, working with version control, and doing unit testing”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Develop, maintain and ship technical elements
  • Act on feedback, coaching, and mentorship
  • 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
  • Present your summer learnings during a final presentation at the end of the internship
Typical background
University student in software engineering, computer science, or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Software EngineeringRoboticsAutonomous DeliveryCloud SoftwareData Processing PipelinesAI ModelsOperating Systems

Preferred

Machine LearningComputer VisionState EstimationReinforcement LearningEnd-to-end Driving

Stack & domain

Machine LearningComputer VisionState EstimationRoboticsAI ModelsSoftware Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Doordashusa via Greenhouse

About Labs

DoorDash Labs is an independent team within DoorDash. We're hiring software engineer interns to work at the intersection of software engineering and robotics to solve key business problems with elegant technical solutions. If you have a passion for applying robotics solutions to a service loved by millions of people, then we want to talk to you! 

About the Teams

We are hiring Software Engineer interns across our Perception, Autonomy Platform, and DoorDash Air Cloud (Foundry) team. Please review the team descriptions below to learn about each. Selected candidates will be notified of which team is interested in pursuing their candidacy. 

  Perception: The Perception team helps Dot understand the world through vision foundation models and VLMs, supported by lidar and radar for safety. We tackle rare scenarios, adverse weather, and advances in reinforcement learning and end-to-end driving to make deliveries faster and smoother. We're seeking exceptional engineers in machine learning, computer vision, and state estimation to turn cutting-edge research into profitable autonomous delivery.

Autonomy Platform: The Autonomy Platform team is responsible for the software foundation that Dot runs on. We build a wide variety of software frameworks for ensuring the robot operates reliably at an ever-increasing scale. This includes everything from designing the robot's operating system, building petabyte-scale data processing pipelines in the cloud, and optimizing nanosecond-level compute of bleeding-edge AI models. We are systems-oriented thinkers and hands-on builders who are excited to advance the state of the art in autonomy.

Doordash Air Cloud (Foundry): The Air Cloud team, also known as Foundry, builds the cloud software that powers autonomous delivery across DoorDash—from the moment an order is placed and deemed eligible for drone or robot delivery, through merchant handoff, to flight management. 

About the Role

We believe interns are essential to our mission of attracting and retaining top talent. 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 for internships at this time.

The 2027 internship program will be hosted in person at a Doordash Labs office in either San Francisco or Sunnyvale Labs. You will have an opportunity to select your preferred location(s) and team preferences during the application process.

You’re excited about this opportunity because you will…

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 about an in person summer work experience 

We’re excited about you because…

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.

Preferred but not required 

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.

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis

Compensation

Actual compensation within the pay range listed below will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior relevant experience, and specific work location. Base salary is localized according to employee work location. 

DoorDash cares about you and your overall well-being. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to all regular employees, which includes a 401(k) plan with employer matching, 16 weeks of paid parental leave, wellness benefits, commuter benefits match, paid time off and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable laws (e.g. Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act). DoorDash also offers medical, dental, and vision benefits, 11 paid holidays, disability and basic life insurance, family-forming assistance, and a mental health program, among others.

To learn more about our benefits, visit our careers page here.

See below for paid time off details:

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 (e.g. about 6.7 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 3.4 hours/month if working 20 hours/week), and paid sick time accrued at 1 hour for every 30 hours worked (e.g. about 5.8 hours/month if working 40 hours/week; about 2.9 hours/month if working 20 hours/week).

The national base pay range for this position within the United States, including Illinois and Colorado.$107,400—$158,000 USDAbout DoorDash

At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly, learn, and reiterate in order to make impactful decisions that display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to merchant partners to consumers. We are a technology and logistics company that started by enabling door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known as the place you order food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods.

DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. We're committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits and perks including premium healthcare, wellness expense reimbursement, paid parental leave and more.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.

Statement of Non-Discrimination: In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital/domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or veteran status. Above and beyond discrimination and harassment based on “protected categories,” we also strive to prevent other subtler forms of inappropriate behavior (i.e., stereotyping) from ever gaining a foothold in our office. Whether blatant or hidden, barriers to success have no place at DoorDash. We value a diverse workforce – people who identify as women, non-binary or gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, American Indian or Native Alaskan, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, differently-abled, caretakers and parents, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Thank you to the Level Playing Field Institute for this statement of non-discrimination.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.

If you need any accommodations, please inform your recruiting contact upon initial connection.

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Source: Doordashusa careers (Greenhouse)

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