{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"985824a2b7eb0e7f97d3dff7","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/985824a2b7eb0e7f97d3dff7","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/985824a2b7eb0e7f97d3dff7","title":"Associate Software Engineer, Operator Experience","description":"Location\nSan Francisco, CA\nEmployment Type\nFull time\nDepartment\nEngineering\nCompensation\n$135 – $150 • Offers Equity\nFor 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.\n\nAbout Handshake\nHandshake 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.\nIn 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.\nWhy join Handshake now:\nShape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel\nPartner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions\nWork together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders\nBuild a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue\nAbout Handshake AI\nHuman 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.\nAbout the Role\nAs a Software Engineer on Operating Tooling, you'll build internal products and automation that help Handshake's operators run the business at high quality and speed. This team functions like an embedded/consulting engineering group: you'll partner directly with operators, learn their workflows, and help ship new operational capabilities.\nThis role is collaborative and communication-heavy. Success requires solid technical fundamentals plus good EQ—someone who can take clearly-scoped operational needs and turn them into reliable, well-built systems, iterating based on feedback from operators and senior engineers.\nIn this role, you will:\nWork with operators (with support from senior engineers) to understand processes and pain points, and help translate them into technical requirements.\nBuild internal tools, automations, and workflows that improve operational throughput, accuracy, and visibility.\nOwn well-scoped projects or features end-to-end: implementation, testing, rollout, and iteration, with guidance on discovery and technical design.\nWrite maintainable, well-tested code and follow established engineering practices for the internal-tools environment.\nCollaborate with cross-functional partners (operators, engineering, product) to gather feedback and drive adoption of the tools you build.\nSeek feedback proactively and grow your technical judgment through code review and pairing with more senior engineers.\nDesired Capabilities\n0-2 years of software engineering experience, with some experience owning features or small projects from implementation through production support.\nGood communication skills and comfort working with non-engineering stakeholders.\nExposure to building internal tools, workflow systems, or automation (through internships, previous roles, or side projects) is a plus.\nGrowing engineering judgment: able to write clean, scalable code with guidance, and eager to learn how to make good abstraction and design tradeoffs.\nCuriosity and adaptability in ambiguous environments, with a track record of shipping incremental improvements.\nExtra Credit\nExposure to workflow/backlog systems, intake processes, or operational analytics (instrumentation, dashboards, QA).\nInterest in operating in a fast-paced, embedded-engineering environment.\nCoursework, projects, or prior experience touching knowledge-work operations tooling (e.g., case management, review/approval flows, data quality tooling).\nPerks\nHandshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life.\nThe below benefits are for full-time US employees.\nOwnership: Equity in a fast-growing company\nFinancial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching\nFamily Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching\nWellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend\nGrowth: Learning stipend, ongoing development\nRemote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office\nTime Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days\nConnection: Team outings & referral bonuses\nExplore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.\nCompensation Range: $135 - $150","company":"Handshake","rawCompany":"handshake","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-13T12:10:48.554Z","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":"15-1299.00","title":"Computer Occupations, All Other","slug":"computer-occupations-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Associate Software Engineer, Operator Experience","description":"Location\nSan Francisco, CA\nEmployment Type\nFull time\nDepartment\nEngineering\nCompensation\n$135 – $150 • Offers Equity\nFor 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. 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