Senior Software Engineer, Consumer Experience — Onsite SF

Apply; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) match

Parental leave

Medical/Dental/Vision

Wellbeing stipend

Learning stipend

Remote & SF office

Flexible PTO

Team outings

Job summary

Handshake is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Consumer Experience team in San Francisco, CA. You will build features that connect millions of students with employers, shape the technical direction, and deliver scalable solutions that impact one of the fastest-growing career platforms.

The role requires leading high-impact engineering efforts, mentoring teammates, and contributing to the architectural decisions that ensure reliability and performance across the system.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of owning large-scale systems.
• Experience operating at staff-level scope, influencing multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of consumer-facing features for student-employer connections.
• Architect and scale distributed systems for millions of users with high availability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align engineering with business goals.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering excellence.
• Champion best practices to raise product quality and team efficiency.

Skills

Go

Python

JavaScript

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

Handshake is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Consumer Experience team in San Francisco, CA. You will build features that connect millions of students with employers, shape the technical direction, and deliver scalable solutions that impact one of the fastest-growing career platforms.

The role requires leading high-impact engineering efforts, mentoring teammates, and contributing to the architectural decisions that ensure reliability and performance across the system.