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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 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.\nYou'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.\nLocation: San Francisco, CA | 5 days/week in-office\nOwn features end-to-end across frontend and backend, from technical design through production and iteration\nBuild scalable full-stack systems powering core user journeys—search, discovery, matching, and onboarding flows\nShip backend APIs, async workflows, and frontend experiences with a high bar for reliability and performance\nContribute meaningfully to architecture discussions, helping establish patterns the team can build on\nWrite clean, well-tested, maintainable code and actively participate in code reviews\nPartner with product and design to translate ambiguous requirements into polished user experiences\nIdentify and address technical debt, system reliability gaps, and performance bottlenecks proactively\n\nDesired Capabilities\n1-5 years of professional software engineering experience building full-stack applications\nStrong proficiency in TypeScript across frontend and backend surfaces\nHands-on experience with modern web stacks (React, Next.js, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails)\nSolid command of relational databases (PostgreSQL) and thoughtful data modeling\nTrack record of owning features independently and driving them to completion\nStrong communicator who collaborates well with product, design, and cross-functional partners\nComfortable navigating ambiguity and making sound tradeoffs in a fast-paced environment\n\nExtra Credit\nExperience building AI-powered products, conversational interfaces, or agentic frameworks (e.g., OpenAI APIs)\nFamiliarity with workflow orchestration tools like Temporal or async job systems\nExposure to marketplaces, matching systems, or multi-step onboarding flows\nExperience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and deployment pipelines\nBackground at high-growth or scaling technology companies\nFamiliarity with design systems and component libraries for rapid deployment\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, $500 wellness stipend\nGrowth: $2,000 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: $158K - $175K","company":"Handshake","rawCompany":"handshake","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-27T11:30:25.332Z","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":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer, Handshake AI","description":"Location\nSan Francisco, CA\nEmployment Type\nFull time\nDepartment\nEngineering\nCompensation\n$158K – $175K • 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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