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Senior Software Engineer, Backend Platform

Handshake is hiring for Senior Software Engineer, Backend Platform in San Francisco, CA. Senior level. First seen September 19, 2026; open as of November 12, 2026. Jobs taken straight from company career pages — no aggregator in between.

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Company
Handshake
Where
San Francisco, CA
Level
Senior
First seen
September 19, 2026
Listed via
Ashby

What the posting says

THE ROLE Handshake is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join Backend Platform, with an initial focus on supporting Handshake AI (HAI) and internal AI initiatives. You will build and maintain backend services, shared platform capabilities, and developer tooling that support HAI and internal AI initiatives. The work centers on core backend platform concerns—service architecture, APIs, data systems, performance, reliability, and developer experience—in an area making increasing use of LLMs and agents. We are looking for someone who combines strong backend fundamentals with practical…

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