Some great people - bad everything else - Software Engineer I Handshake Employee Review

1.0
9 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- I've met a lot of great people at Handshake - Frequent chances to meet co-workers in person

Cons

- 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 eng 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 eng week - The company is irresponsible with money. Handshake had layoffs but is still sending out merch, held eng week in SF, and having quarterly org meetups with open bars

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5.0
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Pros

Work at your own pace.

Cons

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2.0
12 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

It's flexible and sometimes the money is OK. I got paid most of what they owed me.

Cons

Generally disorganized. The task I was on was one of the more highly paid ones but it was almost impossible to actually do in the allotted time. You aren't supposed to use AI but I think people must. The tasks run far over the time they are supposed to take. The human review system also seemed almost arbitrary. Reviewers did not have the subject matter expertise they claimed to. You will make less than the advertised hourly rate because the tasks routinely take longer than they say they will. If they have averages that are lower, those people are either not submitting accurate hours (there is incentive not to) or are using AI to train AI, which is a bigger problem (but not yours).

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