I've been at DoorDash for 18 months on the marketing side. Sharing this because when I was deciding whether to join I found a lot of posts that were either "it's amazing" from new hires or "it's brutal" from bitter ex-employees, nothing in between.
Honest take:
Pace is real. This is not a coasting company. The expectation is high output, high ownership, and fast iteration. In my first three months I was running two campaigns simultaneously that would have taken me six months at my previous company. Some people love that. I did, mostly. Some people burn out fast.
WLB is team-dependent more than company-wide. My manager is deliberate about protecting weekend time and doesn't ping on Slack after 7pm unless something is on fire. I know teams in the same org where that's not the case at all. Ask specific questions about the team in interviews: what does a typical week look like, what happened last time there was a big launch crunch.
In-office expectations have increased. When I joined it was flexible 2 days. Now my team does 3 days, with Wednesdays being non-negotiable. I don't love this but it's not unique to DoorDash in 2026.
Culture: people are generally smart and collaborative. The competitive edge I was warned about is more noticeable in engineering than in marketing from what I can tell. Cross-functional relationships are decent. I've had good experiences working with PM and data.
Promotions: not fast. I know people who've been at L5 for 3+ years waiting for an L6 shot. The bar is explicit but the opportunity to demonstrate it depends a lot on the projects available to you.
Would I take the offer again. Probably yes, with more questions asked upfront about team expectations. The company is interesting to work on, the problems are real, and the pay is competitive. But do not come in expecting a laid-back environment.