ML Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
1 ML coding section, then the virtual onsite containing 3 design sections. (I am just interviewing for a senior position, but it seems to me the loop is for senior staff level.)
Questions
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System Design: Describe a system that you recently designed.
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ML Design and Knowledge: What is it that you work on with the highest throughput? How did you optimize the system to achieve that?
How would you design a system to convert natural language to API calls?
- ML Design and Knowledge: How do you design a blender for mixing different types of contents?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Handshake ML Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Handshake's interview process for their ML Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Handshake's ML Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Handshake Work Experiences
- 5.0Good company to start working with.AI Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 14, 2025Pros: Organized working structure. I would recommend it to everyone.Cons: I don't see any negatives while working with Handshake AI.
- 5.0Fun internship, good colleagues, and opportunities to grow.Software Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 19, 2025Pros: - Good pay - In-office lunch - Received a lot of support from my team and manager, which allowed me to take on a wide variety of projects. I ended up learning a lot.Cons: None that I can think of.
- 1.0Worst company I ever worked forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 24, 2024Pros: Decent colleagues up to L6.Cons: The executive team (except Christine) is extremely toxic and micromanaging. The directors are mostly brown-nosers. ICs are burned out or checked out.
