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      Entry Level Software Engineer Interview

      Jul 16, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Handshake (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      4 rounds. 1 phone screening , 1 technical screening, 1 peer coding session, 1 behavioral with management. All rounds fairly easy besides peer coding session which was 2.5 hours long with 2 engineers from the company. Passed all rounds except for final.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      2.5 hour peer coding session. They send you the project description ahead of the interview. In my case it was to design a simple website that calls an external api and to display the data. During the call you're given a brief 15 minute introduction and if you have any questions. After that you're given 1 hour to complete the project. The rest of the time is spent with the engineers asking you about your design choices and thought process. Similar to a code review.
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