Handshake Software Developer reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

Garrett Lord

11% approve of CEO

13% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Handshake with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Handshake is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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36 reviews
2.0
Sep 30, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Benefits are good - Fairly compensated - Diverse-ish teams - Remote options, never forced teams back into office -Growth opportunities available

Cons

-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 - 22hrs a week -You will be on call and sometimes in multiple rotations. Another piece of info 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

5.0
Mar 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- they work hard at diversity and representation - lots of opportunities - the people are amazing

Cons

- the codebase is in an in-between phase, so it can be a little unwieldy. The issue is constantly being discussed, improved, and iterated upon though

5.0
May 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

So far I am beyond impressed with Handshake. The people are incredibly kind, smart and willing to help. There is a genuine shared belief in being good to each other, pairing, and sharing knowledge. This is a breath of fresh air. The communication at every level is very impressive. I feel like I know the why and the reasoning for what is going on, the work that I am doing, how to do the work, etc. Everything is so well documented, I feel pretty comfortable knowing that if I need something, the information is easily attainable. I look forward to the future here.

Cons

None so far, everything has been great!

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