Pros: Handshake has been a great organization to work for. Like any business, but especially any that is growing as fast as ours, there will be obstacles, mistakes, and oversight. I've found management's eagerness to address these challenges head-on and maintain transparency very refreshing and encouraging. The value "Learn Grow Repeat" holds true for people at all levels in the organization and has a positive impact on culture. The company is filled with incredibly brilliant and thoughtful people who are all hungry to work toward the shared mission. This makes for a very inspiring atmosphere and culture of growth. There are countless avenues to engage with people across the organization and learn what is going on outside your team. I find this level of knowledge sharing and communication really connecting and grounding.

Cons: With such a powerful mission and ambitious plans to get there, teams are often resource constrained. While the effort to hire more employees is ongoing, some areas of the business remain slightly lower priority concerning staffing. Voicing concerns remains encouraged and supported by management; however, so any "con" is really just an area to improve rather than a permanent downside.

Pros: If you are stuck working with an old tech stack at some random non-tech company, Handshake could be your way into modernizing. The engineering team is so small, you'll be able to get hands-on with a lot of the stack. Some of the engineers are very talented, and you can learn a lot from them. For now, there is no RTO.

Cons: The previous reviews that are negative are not exaggerating. The recent positive ones are very misleading and are probably mandated. CEO is not inspiring. I get founded this company and gets emotional, but he needs to move on. The new CTO probably wants RTO because he seems to dislike Zoom and needs people around him. I have mixed feelings about the CTO's direct reports. Some managers are good. My current manager is the type to throw you under the bus. Code quality standards are very low. Some senior engineers have never worked on proper large-scale projects. I think a lot of people join with the intention to use Handshake as a proving ground to move on to something better. Documentation is confusing; you basically search Slack. The push to only hire in SF for the core teams is dumb and probably driven by fear. Whoever had that idea is probably trying to show the CEO, "Look, we are here working hard." Wild West when it comes to planning. Some teams do it well; others just do it by word of mouth and random Google Docs (guess Jira doesn't exist). Since joining over a year ago, I have never felt stability and worried about being laid off constantly.

Pros: Average Pay and Okay Co-workers

Cons: Bad leadership and C-suite