Strategic Coding Programs Lead

Handshake; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in a fast-growing company

401(k) match and financial coaching

Parental leave and fertility benefits

Medical, dental, vision; mental health

Job summary

Handshake is building a leading AI data business and seeks a Strategic Projects Lead, Coding to drive multi-week to multi-month coding data initiatives. You will coordinate SWE Fellows, design evaluation workflows, and ensure delivery quality, margins, and customer relationships.

You’ll craft rubrics, run technical screens, and automate QA with Python/TypeScript/SQL, staying aligned with AI trends and data quality goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in technical or analytical roles; coding-focused background welcome.
• Technical degree in CS/Engineering/Data Science or hands-on coding experience.
• Strong coding skills and practical experience with unit tests, CI, and basic infra.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-week to multi-month coding data initiatives for AI and platform teams.
• Coordinate hundreds to thousands of SWE Fellows and design evaluation workflows.
• Write and validate coding assessments and rubrics; ensure quality signals.
• Create scripts/infrastructure to automate QA and analytics; manage stakeholder relationships.
• Own delivery, margins, and customer interactions end-to-end.

Skills

2+ years experience

Coding skills

Communication skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Fast learner

AI curiosity

Education

Computer Science degree

Engineering degree

Data Science degree

Tools

Python

TypeScript/Node

Java

Job description

Handshake is building a leading AI data business and seeks a Strategic Projects Lead, Coding to drive multi-week to multi-month coding data initiatives. You will coordinate SWE Fellows, design evaluation workflows, and ensure delivery quality, margins, and customer relationships.

You’ll craft rubrics, run technical screens, and automate QA with Python/TypeScript/SQL, staying aligned with AI trends and data quality goals.