Handshake Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Jun 24, 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 26%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 16%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%OtherOther
- 3%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
37 interviews
Handshake interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Handshake with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 74% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Handshake overall takes an average of 23 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Handshake as a Software Engineer according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 25%
Presentation: 17%
Group panel interview: 10%
Drug test: 8%
Skills test: 5%
Background check: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Personality test: 1%
Other: 1%
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