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ABOUT HANDSHAKE Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We've grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. Why join Handshake now: - Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family, and peers can see and feel - Partner with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 companies, and the world’s leading educational institutions - Work alongside engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders - Help build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue ABOUT HANDSHAKE AI Human data is the core infrastructure of AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities through various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe spending on AI training data will increase by 3–5x over the next few years and continue growing as models expand into new domains. Handshake AI supports all frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data challenges at significant scale. ABOUT THE ROLE Handshake is hiring a Machine Learning Engineer for the Network and Handshake AI Marketplace Relevance team. AI is transforming how students navigate their careers, and we’re committed to developing innovative, responsible AI-powered solutions that connect students with meaningful career opportunities. In this role, you’ll build and improve the machine learning systems that power job search and recommendations, user understanding, personalized notifications, and core embedding models across the Handshake platform. You’ll work closely with experienced machine learning engineers, data scientists, product managers, and software engineers to develop models, run experiments, and deploy reliable ML solutions to production. The team works with retrieval and ranking approaches including graph-based models, bi-encoders, semantic cross-encoders, and multi-stage rankers, supported by a data platform containing billions of data points. The team is also exploring emerging areas such as generative retrieval and post-training. Your work will directly contribute to improving marketplace outcomes while supporting Handshake’s commitment to explainability, fairness, and responsible AI. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Build and improve machine learning models for search, recommendations, notifications, user understanding, and embeddings - Develop, test, and deploy models and supporting services in a production environment - Work with large datasets to create features, train models, and evaluate performance - Contribute to retrieval, ranking, personalization, and experimentation systems - Monitor production models and help improve their quality, reliability, latency, and scalability - Partner with product, engineering, and data science to translate business and user needs into practical ML solutions - Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and team planning - Use experimentation and marketplace metrics to measure the impact of your work - Contribute to team standards and best practices for model development, evaluation, and deployment DESIRED CAPABILITIES - 3+ years of professional experience in machine learning, data science, software engineering, or a related field - Proficiency in Python and experience with ML frameworks such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow - Experience building, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models in production - Familiarity with one or more relevant areas, such as recommendations, search, personalization, ranking, NLP, deep learning, or LLMs - Understanding of core ML concepts, including classification, regression, ranking, feature engineering, and model evaluation - Experience working with data pipelines, experiment tracking, model monitoring, or other parts of the ML lifecycle - Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to write reliable, maintainable code - Experience working collaboratively with engineers, data scientists, product managers, and other cross-functional partners - Ability to break down moderately complex problems, evaluate tradeoffs, and deliver solutions with support from senior team members - A focus on measurable results and improving the end-user experience EXTRA CREDIT - Experience with embedding-based retrieval, multi-stage ranking, graph-based models, or recommender systems - Experience working with large-scale datasets or high-traffic cloud-based production systems - Familiarity with generative retrieval, LLM evaluation, or post-training techniques - Interest in explainable AI, fairness, or responsible machine learning - Clear communication skills and an interest in contributing to team practices and technical standards PERKS Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The benefits below are for full-time US employees. - 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company - 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, and financial coaching - 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and parental coaching - 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, mental health support, and a $500 wellness stipend - 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend and ongoing development - 💻 Remote & Office: Internet and commuting support, plus free lunch and gym access in our SF office - 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays, and two flex days - 🤝 Connection: Team outings and referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.

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Engineering

36 days ago

Senior Engineering Manager, Growth

Handshake · San Francisco, California, United States

Pay

$250k–280k

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ABOUT HANDSHAKE Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. Why join Handshake now: - Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel - Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions - Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders - Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue ABOUT THE ROLE The Senior Engineering Manager of Growth Engineering at Handshake owns one of the most strategically important growth levers and platforms in the company — the systems that power how we acquire, activate, and retain users across the entire Handshake ecosystem. This isn't a single-product role. You'll lead a platform that cuts across every surface of Handshake, serving as a foundational lever for company growth. You'll partner closely with Product, Data, and Marketing to define what the growth loop looks like at scale — and then build the infrastructure and product capabilities to make it real. You'll lead a growing team of engineers and are expected to up level and build leadership capacity as the team scales. Location: San Francisco, CA. This is an in-office role, 5 days/week (no remote/hybrid). WHAT YOU'LL DO - Lead and grow a high-performing Growth Engineering team — hire, develop, and retain strong engineers; build the leadership layer needed to scale - Own the full growth funnel — acquisition, activation, retention, and notification systems that move the needle on Handshake's core growth metrics - Build a scalable, extensible growth platform — modular infrastructure that enables rapid experimentation, personalization, and lifecycle targeting across the product - Drive architecture and technical strategy — design systems for reliability, performance, and speed-to-ship, balancing platform investments with high-impact product bets - Partner cross-functionally — work shoulder-to-shoulder with Product, Data Science, and Marketing to align on growth strategy and execution - Raise the engineering bar — champion strong fundamentals: observability, experimentation rigor, data integrity, and engineering quality at scale - Operate with ownership and velocity — set the standard for a team culture that moves fast, takes accountability, and delivers in ambiguous, high-stakes environments WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Engineering leader + builder: 4+ years managing engineering teams, 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience - Growth or platform background: Experience owning systems that drive user acquisition, activation, or retention — or platform infrastructure that powers growth at scale - Strong people leadership: Track record of developing senior engineers; experience managing managers or equivalent scope is a strong plus - Execution in ambiguity: Able to align cross-functionally, build clarity from ambiguity, and deliver iteratively in fast-moving environments - Balanced product + systems mindset: Can translate business and growth goals into technical roadmaps, ship with urgency, and measure outcomes rigorously NICE TO HAVE - Experience building experimentation platforms, A/B testing infrastructure, or personalization systems - Background in lifecycle marketing infrastructure (notifications, email, push, in-app messaging) - Familiarity with growth analytics, funnel instrumentation, or event tracking at scale - Experience in two-sided marketplace or consumer/prosumer products Perks Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The below benefits are for full-time US employees. 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days 🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.

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Engineering

48 days ago

Software Engineer, Handshake AI

Handshake · San Francisco, California, United States

Pay

$158k–175k

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Software Engineer I, Handshake AI Location San Francisco, CA Employment Type Full time Department Engineering Compensation $158K – $175K • Offers Equity For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Overview Application About Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. Why join Handshake now: Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue About Handshake AI Human data is the core infrastructure to AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities with various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe that data spend for AI training will increase by 3-5x in the next few years and continue for much longer as models take on new domains. Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data at the largest scale. About the Role As a Software Engineer II at Handshake, you'll own meaningful pieces of our core product—building the systems that power how millions of users discover opportunities, connect with employers, and launch their careers. You're past the fundamentals and ready to take on more: driving features end-to-end, contributing to technical design, and raising the bar for the engineers around you. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to ship full-stack experiences that are reliable, scalable, and user-obsessed. This is a role for someone who wants real ownership, not just tickets. Location: San Francisco, CA | 5 days/week in-office Own features end-to-end across frontend and backend, from technical design through production and iteration Build scalable full-stack systems powering core user journeys—search, discovery, matching, and onboarding flows Ship backend APIs, async workflows, and frontend experiences with a high bar for reliability and performance Contribute meaningfully to architecture discussions, helping establish patterns the team can build on Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and actively participate in code reviews Partner with product and design to translate ambiguous requirements into polished user experiences Identify and address technical debt, system reliability gaps, and performance bottlenecks proactively Desired Capabilities 1-5 years of professional software engineering experience building full-stack applications Strong proficiency in TypeScript across frontend and backend surfaces Hands-on experience with modern web stacks (React, Next.js, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails) Solid command of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and thoughtful data modeling Track record of owning features independently and driving them to completion Strong communicator who collaborates well with product, design, and cross-functional partners Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making sound tradeoffs in a fast-paced environment Extra Credit Experience building AI-powered products, conversational interfaces, or agentic frameworks (e.g., OpenAI APIs) Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools like Temporal or async job systems Exposure to marketplaces, matching systems, or multi-step onboarding flows Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and deployment pipelines Background at high-growth or scaling technology companies Familiarity with design systems and component libraries for rapid deployment Perks Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The below benefits are for full-time US employees. 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days 🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers. Apply for this Job Powered by Privacy PolicySecurityVulnerability Disclosure

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Engineering

48 days ago

Software Engineer I, Handshake AI

Handshake · San Francisco, California, United States

Pay

$158k–175k

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ABOUT HANDSHAKE Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. Why join Handshake now: - Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel - Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions - Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders - Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue About Handshake AI Human data is the core infrastructure to AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities with various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe that data spend for AI training will increase by 3-5x in the next few years and continue for much longer as models take on new domains. Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data at the largest scale. ABOUT THE ROLE As a Software Engineer II at Handshake, you'll own meaningful pieces of our core product—building the systems that power how millions of users discover opportunities, connect with employers, and launch their careers. You're past the fundamentals and ready to take on more: driving features end-to-end, contributing to technical design, and raising the bar for the engineers around you. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to ship full-stack experiences that are reliable, scalable, and user-obsessed. This is a role for someone who wants real ownership, not just tickets. Location: San Francisco, CA | 5 days/week in-office - Own features end-to-end across frontend and backend, from technical design through production and iteration - Build scalable full-stack systems powering core user journeys—search, discovery, matching, and onboarding flows - Ship backend APIs, async workflows, and frontend experiences with a high bar for reliability and performance - Contribute meaningfully to architecture discussions, helping establish patterns the team can build on - Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and actively participate in code reviews - Partner with product and design to translate ambiguous requirements into polished user experiences - Identify and address technical debt, system reliability gaps, and performance bottlenecks proactively DESIRED CAPABILITIES - 1-5 years of professional software engineering experience building full-stack applications - Strong proficiency in TypeScript across frontend and backend surfaces - Hands-on experience with modern web stacks (React, Next.js, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails) - Solid command of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and thoughtful data modeling - Track record of owning features independently and driving them to completion - Strong communicator who collaborates well with product, design, and cross-functional partners - Comfortable navigating ambiguity and making sound tradeoffs in a fast-paced environment EXTRA CREDIT - Experience building AI-powered products, conversational interfaces, or agentic frameworks (e.g., OpenAI APIs) - Familiarity with workflow orchestration tools like Temporal or async job systems - Exposure to marketplaces, matching systems, or multi-step onboarding flows - Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and deployment pipelines - Background at high-growth or scaling technology companies - Familiarity with design systems and component libraries for rapid deployment PERKS Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The below benefits are for full-time US employees. 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days 🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.

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Engineering

50 days ago

Manager, R&D Strategy & Operations

Handshake · San Francisco, California, United States

Pay

$160k–190k

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Manager, R&D Strategy & Operations Location San Francisco, CA Employment Type Full time Department Product Compensation $160K – $190K • Offers Equity For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above. Overview Application About Handshake Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month. Why join Handshake now: Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue About Handshake AI Human data is the core infrastructure to AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities with various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe that data spend for AI training will increase by 3-5x in the next few years and continue for much longer as models take on new domains. Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data at the largest scale. About the Role The Strategy & Operations Manager for R&D will extend Handshake's S&O function into the frontier of AI development. Primarily deployed in Handshake AI (HAI), this person works at the intersection of the most consequential and fast-moving work in the company: scalable reinforcement learning environments, systematic quality frameworks for training frontier models, and large-scale coding projects pushing the boundaries of what AI can do on a massive, real-world problem set. This is not a program management role and it's not a permanent execution owner. It's a force multiplier: someone who deploys to wherever the business problem is most urgent, builds the operating system to make it self-sustaining, and moves on. They work alongside the R&D S&O leader to extend strategic reach across two business units with different operational needs and up level how teams across R&D operate with AI in their toolkit. Your Role Deploy to the highest-priority initiatives across R&D, build the operating structure for each sprint, and hand off when it's self-sustaining Build trusted relationships with engineering and product leads; be informed enough to push back and credible enough to be heard Identify process and tooling friction across R&D and own the playbooks to fix it, including agentification of manual workflows Run org-wide operating rhythms, including quarterly planning, execution rhythms, org comms, and cross-team reporting Escalate to the S&O lead with context and a point of view, and a plan Desired Capabilities 6–8+ years 6 to 8 years in strategy & operations, chief of staff, or a hybrid role in a fast-moving R&D driven environment Proven track record deploying across complex, multi-team organizations and building operating systems that outlast their involvement Strategic range to move fluidly between a technical AI research environment and a consumer marketplace without losing effectiveness High judgment under ambiguity: goes to where the problem is, not where the job description points Executive presence to operate alongside senior leaders and push back when something is at risk AI-fluent operator who uses the latest tools and is excited to build the agentification playbook for others Relationship-builder who earns trust quickly across engineering, product, and design stakeholders Perks Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The below benefits are for full-time US employees. 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend 📚 Growth: Learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days 🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers. Apply for this Job Powered by Privacy PolicySecurityVulnerability Disclosure

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