Handshake·Software Engineer

Handshake Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

United StatesPosted Nov 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly involved process that lasted about three weeks.

I first spoke with the VP of engineering on a call, then I had a virtual pairing-style session with an engineer where we worked through problems together. From there, the onsite was the longest part: I sat through a design-focused interview that ran about 45 minutes, followed by a two-hour pair programming block, and then a meeting centered on product with a shorter discussion.

Besides the technical conversations, I also had time to meet with the hiring manager in a cultural-fit style conversation that was only lightly technical. Overall, it didn’t feel rushed—people took their time and I

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