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Senior Software Engineer, Employer

Handshake· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$220k - $250kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer on the Employer team at Handshake, focusing on AI-powered hiring solutions, with ownership from idea to launch across AI-powered sourcing, automated outreach, and recruiting integrations. Onsite role in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities

  • Own high-impact full-stack initiatives from idea to launch, shaping product direction and driving technical execution
  • Build smarter hiring experiences, with opportunities across AI-powered sourcing, automated outreach, and recruiting integrations
  • Run A/B tests and use customer feedback to improve employer engagement, conversion, and hiring outcomes
  • Develop monetization and growth experiences that help employers get more value from Handshake
  • Architect scalable, reliable systems and make pragmatic tradeoffs across frontend, backend, and integrations
  • Partner with product, design, and data to turn ambiguous customer needs into intuitive, effective products
  • Elevate engineering quality through thoughtful code reviews, mentorship, and ownership of production systems

Qualifications

  • Proven experience owning complex products from idea through launch and iteration
  • Strong full-stack engineering skills, with proficiency in Ruby on Rails, Go, or Python
  • Experience designing scalable architectures and reliable distributed systems
  • Strong product judgment, connecting technical decisions to customer needs and business outcomes
  • Comfort with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and rapid experimentation
  • Pragmatic technical decision-making and a high bar for maintainable, production-quality code
  • Clear communication, collaborative leadership, and confidence to challenge assumptions and surface blockers
  • Comfort using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and Claude

Skills

Required:Full-stack developmentRuby on RailsDistributed systems designProduct thinking
Nice to have:Go or PythonA/B testing

Benefits

  • Equity in a fast-growing company
  • 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
  • Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
  • Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
  • $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
  • Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
  • Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
  • Team outings & referral bonuses
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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