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You will operate across the stack in highly ambiguous, fast‑changing environments, and your judgment will shape how we approach our most critical partnerships.\n\nThis is a unique opportunity to combine deep technical leadership with direct customer engagement—driving not just the \"what\" and the \"how,\" but setting the standard for how Handshake delivers at the highest level.\n\nLocation\nSan Francisco, CA | 5 days/week in‑office.\n\nResponsibilities\n\nPartner with AI labs and cross‑functional stakeholders to deeply understand technical challenges, translate ambiguous requirements into actionable engineering plans, and drive alignment across teams.\n\nOwn the design, architecture, and delivery of tailored, production‑grade solutions for complex, high‑impact customer needs—often with minimal precedent or existing playbooks.\n\nMentor and uplevel other engineers through code reviews, architectural guidance, and establishing best practices for forward‑deployed work.\n\nMake key architectural decisions around reliability, scalability, and security, and set the technical direction for repeatable deployment patterns.\n\nRapidly prototype, test, and iterate on tools in response to real‑time feedback, balancing speed of delivery with long‑term maintainability.\n\nCreate and maintain technical playbooks, documentation, and frameworks that enable the team to scale deployments efficiently.\n\nDesired Capabilities\n\n5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with meaningful time spent in customer‑facing, solutions‑oriented, or forward‑deployed roles.\n\nStrong proficiency with ReactJS and TypeScript, with a high bar for code quality, usability, and accessibility.\n\nDeep understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), data modeling, and system design.\n\nExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP), deployment pipelines, and production operations at scale.\n\nDemonstrated ability to lead technical projects end‑to‑end in ambiguous environments with shifting requirements.\n\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust with both technical and non‑technical audiences.\n\nTrack record of mentoring engineers and raising the bar on engineering practices within a team.\n\nExtra Credit\n\nExperience architecting and delivering production systems for LLMs or other AI‑powered products in real‑world, customer‑facing environments.\n\nBackground in building or contributing to component libraries, design systems, or reusable deployment frameworks.\n\nProven experience with performance optimization and scaling of full‑stack applications under real‑world constraints and high‑traffic conditions.\n\nPrior experience in a forward‑deployed, solutions engineering, or technical consulting role at a high‑growth company.\n\nPerks\nHandshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life.\n\nThe below benefits are for full‑time US employees.\n\nOwnership: Equity in a fast‑growing company\n\nFinancial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching\n\nFamily Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching\n\nWellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend\n\nGrowth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development\n\nRemote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office\n\nTime Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days\n\nConnection: Team outings & referral bonuses\n\nExplore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Cacheflow","rawCompany":"cacheflow","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T03:50:36.433Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Handshake AI","description":"About the Role\nAs a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader at the intersection of our engineering organization and our most strategic customers, including leading AI labs. 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