Some great people - bad everything else
Some great people - bad everything else
I've met a lot of great people at Handshake. Frequent chances to meet co-workers in person.
- Crazy, boring work.
- Management thinks the company is more relevant than it actually is. Asif has been quoted as wanting to hire former engineers from LinkedIn, but everyone thinks it's a joke because Handshake doesn't pay competitive engineering salaries.
- Low quality control with code. Handshake had to pause new features for two weeks in 2023 because there were so many bugs being reported.
- Management is catty and constantly talks poorly about other managers/leaders.
- LOW PAY.
- Aloof and distant CEO. Garrett didn't even bother showing up to engineering week.
- The company is irresponsible with money. Handshake had layoffs but is still sending out merch, held engineering week in SF, and is having quarterly org meetups with open bars.
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Handshake Interview Experiences
Software Engineer (Internship)
Two technical phone screens asking basic algorithmic questions and an onsite at the Handshake office comprised of a project & presentation portion as well as coding & system design interviews. Everyone I've run into throughout the process was hospita
Data Engineering
There was one phone screen and then a take-home project with an onsite extension, along with a couple of other short sessions onsite (project presentation, algorithms, culture fit, etc.). Each interview session was different, and everyone was super f
Full Stack Engineer
I had several technical phone screens involving completing problems that were a good level of difficulty. I was able to complete or nearly complete all of them, but didn't have loads of time left over. I appreciated being able to talk with several di
Software Engineer (Internship)
San Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2016Two technical phone screens asking basic algorithmic questions and an onsite at the Handshake office comprised of a project & presentation portion as well as coding & system design interviews. Everyone I've run into throughout the process was hospita
Data Engineering
San Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 1, 2017There was one phone screen and then a take-home project with an onsite extension, along with a couple of other short sessions onsite (project presentation, algorithms, culture fit, etc.). Each interview session was different, and everyone was super f
Full Stack Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2017I had several technical phone screens involving completing problems that were a good level of difficulty. I was able to complete or nearly complete all of them, but didn't have loads of time left over. I appreciated being able to talk with several di
