What you'll do
- Own and deliver end-to-end features across frontend and backend, impacting millions of users
- Build and maintain scalable full-stack systems for search, discovery, matching, and onboarding
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to create user-obsessed experiences
- Contribute to technical design and architecture discussions to improve team standards
- Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code while proactively addressing technical debt and performance issues
What you should know
- Role requires 3-5 years of experience building full-stack applications with strong ownership
- Work environment is fast-paced and collaborative, requiring comfort with ambiguity and tradeoffs
- Opportunity to work on AI-powered products and cutting-edge technologies in a mission-driven company
- Position is onsite in San Francisco, emphasizing in-person collaboration 5 days a week
- Strong communication skills and ability to partner cross-functionally with product and design are essential
About the company
- Handshake is a career network for the AI economy trusted by millions of users and top institutions
- The company is experiencing rapid growth, having tripled ARR in 2025 with billions in revenue potential
- Leadership includes experienced professionals from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir
- Handshake values impact, collaboration, and innovation in shaping career discovery and hiring globally
- Offers comprehensive benefits supporting financial wellness, family support, wellbeing, and growth
Key required skills
TypeScriptReactNext.jsGraphQLRuby on RailsPostgreSQL