Software Engineer I, Entry-Level (Graduation Date: Fall 2025-Summer 2026)

DoorDash Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading delivery service in Toronto is seeking an entry-level Software Engineer to join their growing team. This role is ideal for college students graduating between Fall 2025 and Summer 2026, providing mentorship and hands-on experience in software development. You will collaborate with your team to enhance solutions for merchants, dashers, and consumers while gaining valuable experience in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Graduation date between Fall 2025 and Summer 2026.
• Ability to start working full-time in January, June, or August 2026.
• At least 2 previous internships or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and ship technical elements with support.
• Act on feedback and coaching from your mentor and team members.
• Collaborate with your team to solve problems for customers.

Skills

Experience with databases (e.g. SQL)

Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures

Experience with object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, Kotlin)

Experience writing clean code

Version control and unit testing

Education

B.S., M.S. in Computer Science or related disciplines

Job description

Software Engineer I, Entry-Level (Graduation Date: Fall 2025-Summer 2026)

Toronto, ON

About the Team

DoorDash is building the world’s most reliable on-demand logistics engine for delivery! We’re looking for engineers to join our fast-growing engineering team to help us develop a 24x7 global infrastructure system that powers DoorDash’s three-sided marketplace of consumers, merchants, and dashers.

About the Role

We are looking for highly motivated college students looking for post-graduation work opportunities to start their career at DoorDash! Our product engineers implement and operate technological solutions to improve the experiences of our merchants, dashers, and consumers.

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

We’re excited about you because you have…

• B.S., M.S. in Computer Science or related disciplines with graduation date between Fall 2025 and Summer 2026
• Ability to start working full-time in January, June or August 2026
• At least 2 previous Software Engineering internships or equivalent work experience, with no more than 2 years of full-time work experience
• Experience working with databases (e.g. SQL)
• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
• Experience working with at least one object-oriented programming language (e.g. Python, Java, Kotlin, etc.)
• Experience writing clean code, working with version control, and unit testing

Nice to Haves:

• Able 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

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’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.

DoorDash is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.