About Handshake
Handshake 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.
In 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.
Why join Handshake now:
- Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
- Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions
- Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders
- Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
About Handshake AI
Human 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.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, you will contribute to the development of critical systems that power how users join and trust our platform; spanning user acquisition, onboarding, identity, and fraud prevention. You will work alongside experienced engineers and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performance software solutions. This role is ideal for someone with a strong foundation in software engineering principles and the drive to grow through meaningful, impactful work.
In this role, you will:
- Contribute to the design and implementation of platform systems that support user acquisition, onboarding, and identity infrastructure.
- Help build and maintain fraud prevention systems to protect the integrity of our platform.
- Write high-quality code and support robust testing strategies to ensure product reliability.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and senior engineers to create seamless user experiences from first touch through activation.
- Actively participate in code reviews and learn from experienced engineers to accelerate your technical growth.
Desired Capabilities
- 2+ years of software engineering experience, with a backend-leaning full stack orientation.
- Foundational proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or Ruby.
- Familiarity with building or contributing to platforms and scalable infrastructure systems.
- Exposure to cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.
- Ability to break down problems, take ownership of well-scoped tasks, and see them through to completion.
- Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to tackle new technical challenges.
- Clear communication skills and a collaborative, team-first mindset.
Extra Credit
- Interest in identity, trust & safety, or fraud prevention.
Perks
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, and vision, mental health support, wellness stipend 📚 Growth: Learning stipend, ongoing development 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and 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, and comprehensive US benefits at **joinhandshake.com/careers**.