Handshake·Software Engineer

Handshake Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

United StatesPosted Jun 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I interviewed for a Software Engineer role at Handshake in a multi-part remote process that ran a few weeks for me, with average-to-moderate difficulty and a generally friendly tone.

Recruiter screen — an initial recruiter conversation to confirm fit.
Technical screen +/or online coding — about an hour of coding via a dedicated assessment platform.
Onsite block — roughly a 5-hour day (or split across two days if needed), including a coding exercise broken into solo and then collaborative time, followed by system design and a behavioral interview with the hiring manager.
Outcome: I didn’t get an offer; when I did reach the onsite stage, interviewers were supportive and made the experience feel structured and predictable.

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