Structure is an entire crap show, especially communication.
Lie/omit information during the interview process. I asked about how much time is spent in meetings on average, and my manager lied and said 3 hours. On average, I am in meetings 7-22 hours a week.
You will be on call and sometimes in multiple rotations. Another piece of information they will intentionally omit during interviews. So if you had a life, kiss that goodbye. Handshake is your life now.
Way too many cooks in the kitchen.
Some companies promote asking for forgiveness instead of permission. This isn't one. You need to talk to about 3-10 people before you can do anything, and if you try to just push something up that's seemingly harmless/low risk, you will still be "yelled at" for doing that in public.
Overly competitive culture.
Not inclusive, even though it's diverse, and the privilege shows.
1. Phone screen with typical behavioral questions. 2. Technical interview over phone. Worked with a current Handshake engineer and solved a typical algorithm question. 3. Eight-hour onsite that consisted of a mini-hackathon, architecture, and algorit
The process took approximately 3 weeks, as I wanted adequate time to prepare for interviews. I started my interview for Handshake at the end of September. Overall, it was a very straightforward process. I felt very well taken care of throughout the w
Initial phone screen with a recruiter, then a tech screen with an engineer. Next, build a small project and walk through the code with an engineer. Finally, a systems design interview with two engineers.
1. Phone screen with typical behavioral questions. 2. Technical interview over phone. Worked with a current Handshake engineer and solved a typical algorithm question. 3. Eight-hour onsite that consisted of a mini-hackathon, architecture, and algorit
The process took approximately 3 weeks, as I wanted adequate time to prepare for interviews. I started my interview for Handshake at the end of September. Overall, it was a very straightforward process. I felt very well taken care of throughout the w
Initial phone screen with a recruiter, then a tech screen with an engineer. Next, build a small project and walk through the code with an engineer. Finally, a systems design interview with two engineers.