SWE Intern Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
Process
There were three stages.
Stage 1 was a 15-minute phone screen.
Stage 2 was an independent HackerRank coding challenge.
Stage 3 was a four-hour interview that consisted of a behavioral interview with the Hiring Manager, followed by an independent coding session on a project introduced during the interview. Stage 3 ended with a project pairing session with two engineers who helped me finish the project and talked through the different components.
Questions
Design a vending machine that follows the given spec.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Handshake SWE Intern role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
Handshake's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in Los Angeles, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Handshake's SWE Intern interview process in Los Angeles, California.
Handshake Work Experiences
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