Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
December 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Interview Process:
- OA - easy/medium LeetCode.
- Technical Phone Interview - Work solo for 1 hour adding requirements of a given take-home assignment for both frontend and backend. Then 1 hour with an interviewer to discuss what you have done.
- Hiring Manager Interview - talking about your projects.
Overall, a simple process. Although, the hiring manager I talked with seemed annoyed and was cold. No pleasant introductions, straight to the point.
Questions
Talk about your projects.
Add requirements to the take-home assignment.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 31 interview experiences for the Handshake Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
58%
Pass Rate
Handshake's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive74%
Neutral13%
Negative13%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Handshake's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Handshake Work Experiences
2.0
It's getting worse every year
Software Engineer • Current Employee
October 25, 2025
Pros: Great peers and managers to work with. A lot of tech savvy people. Insurance is pretty good,
Cons: The mission has changed in a bad way. It used to be 'democratizing opportunities', but they implemented AI in their feature without considering the impact on students attending smaller schools.
1.0
Everyone here is looking to leave, it's not a good place to be
Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 10, 2025
Pros: Pay isn't bad
They've lasted a while
Technology is good
Cons: Constant silent layoffs, not a stable place at all
They love to let people go after a certain amount of time, you'd be hard pressed finding people there that's been there longer than a year
Most people end up on FMLA because they work people until they end up in the hospital
Financially they are not doing well
4.0
Good
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sanford, FL
October 16, 2024
Pros: Very good pay good work culture and relaxed work pressure
Cons: Travel distance High and not much
- 2.0It's getting worse every yearSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 25, 2025Pros: Great peers and managers to work with. A lot of tech savvy people. Insurance is pretty good,Cons: The mission has changed in a bad way. It used to be 'democratizing opportunities', but they implemented AI in their feature without considering the impact on students attending smaller schools.
- 1.0Everyone here is looking to leave, it's not a good place to beSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 10, 2025Pros: Pay isn't bad They've lasted a while Technology is goodCons: Constant silent layoffs, not a stable place at all They love to let people go after a certain amount of time, you'd be hard pressed finding people there that's been there longer than a year Most people end up on FMLA because they work people until they end up in the hospital Financially they are not doing well
- 4.0GoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanford, FLOctober 16, 2024Pros: Very good pay good work culture and relaxed work pressureCons: Travel distance High and not much
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