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      Handshake

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      Handshake reviews

      3.1

      41% would recommend to a friend

      (289 total reviews)

      Garrett Lord

      41% approve of CEO

      35% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Senior management

      Handshake has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 289 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Handshake employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      289 reviews
      4.0
      Jan 13, 2026

      a good job overall

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      • Not stressful and very convenient • Good learning budget • Strong engineering team

      Cons

      • Promotions are very difficult and can take years • Leadership is weak and lacks transparency

      1.0
      Jan 6, 2026

      Scam

      Remote ai trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great website and easy to use but they are fake

      Cons

      Scam you after you have invested your time into training of AI models. They want free labor.

      2.0
      Jan 6, 2026

      Not a good culture

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and benefits for an startup

      Cons

      Workload is insanely huge and they expect you to work all the time and over the weekends. They do a 9-9-6 schedule and people goes to the office even saturdays and sundays.

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