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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 feelPartner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutionsWork together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC foundersBuild a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenueAbout Handshake AIHuman 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. 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This is an in-office role, 5 days/week (no remote/hybrid)You HaveMust-Haves:7+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineering teams of 8 or more and experience manager managers.Background at companies where AI is the core product; you've shipped in environments where model quality, data pipelines, and evaluation rigor are table stakesStrong product engineering instincts; you can lead teams building complex user-facing systems, not just backend infrastructureExperience leading teams with meaningfully different technical focuses simultaneouslyTrack record of developing engineers; you've grown senior ICs, EMs, and leads, not just delivered projectsStrong prioritization and stakeholder managementClear, direct communicator who can translate between technical complexity and business contextWhat we're looking forEngineering leader + builder: 3+ years managing teams, plus 5+ years hands-on engineering experienceStrong people leadership: experience leading senior engineers; managing an EM (or equivalent scope) is a plusExecution in ambiguity: proven ability to align cross-functionally and deliver in fast-moving, unclear problem spacesSystems + product mindset: strong platform/distributed systems background, and the ability to turn needs into a clear roadmap, ship iteratively, and measure outcomesBonus Points:Familiarity with LLM evaluation, quality pipelines, or applied AI toolingExperience with annotation or data labeling platforms, tasking systems, or workflow orchestrationWe OfferHandshake 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 companyFinancial Wellness401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coachingFamily Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coachingWellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipendGrowth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing developmentRemote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF officeTime Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex daysConnection: Team outings & referral bonusesExplore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers . 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