About Handshake
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy. 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 50), and every foundational AI lab trust Handshake to power career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training gigs to first internships to full-time careers and beyond. This unique value is leading to unparalleled growth; in 2025, we tripled our ARR at scale.
Why join Handshake now:
- Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family & peers can see & feel
- Work hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners & the world's top educational institutions
- Join a team with leadership from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, & Palantir, among others
- Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
The Role
Handshake is building the infrastructure layer that powers the next generation of AI agents across our platform. As a Senior Software Engineer on our Agentic Infrastructure team, you'll be at forefront of AI at Handshake, will architect & build the foundational systems that allow AI agents to plan, execute, & operate autonomously at scale. This is a rare greenfield opportunity to define how an AI-first company builds for the agentic era — at the intersection of infrastructure, AI, & direct product impact.
- Architect & build the core agent orchestration layer — including tool use, memory, & multi-step reasoning systems — that powers AI-driven features for 20M+ users & 1M+ employers across Handshake's platform
- Design evaluation, observability, & reliability frameworks that ensure agent behavior is safe, auditable, & production-ready at scale
- Establish engineering standards for agentic development across Handshake's platform teams, enabling every engineer to build with AI
- Partner with ML, product, & platform engineers to ship agent-powered features from infrastructure to production at Olympic pace
You Have
Must-Haves:
- 4-7 years of backend engineering experience, with strong proficiency in NodeJS, Typescript, &/or Python
- Experience designing & operating distributed systems at significant scale for developer experience
- Hands-on experience building with LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LlamaIndex, or similar)
- Deep understanding of agent architectures: tool use, multi-step reasoning, memory management, & evaluation
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) & infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
- Experience with Node, JavaScript, CICD, Docker
- A track record of shipping production systems with high reliability, low latency, & strong observability
- Strong communication skills & ability to drive alignment across engineering & cross-functional partners
Bonus Points:
- Open-source contributions to LLM or agent frameworks
- Prior experience at an AI-native company or on a dedicated AI platform team
We Offer
Handshake 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 company
💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, & vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, & free lunch/gym in our SF office
🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
🤝 Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses
Explore our mission, values, & comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.