Software Engineer, Handshake AI at Handshake
San Francisco, CA
$190,000–$210,000
Jul 22, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level full-stack engineering role focused on building and owning core product features — including search, discovery, matching, and onboarding flows — across both frontend and backend. The work involves shipping APIs, async workflows, and user-facing experiences, as well as contributing to architectural decisions. It suits engineers with several years of experience who are comfortable working independently across the full stack with TypeScript, React, and Ruby on Rails.
Mid level · 3+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 510 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 380–660
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is titled 'Software Engineer II', which maps to a Mid-level band; the 3–5 years experience requirement and scope (owning features end-to-end with some architecture contribution) are consistent with Mid.
All core technologies (TypeScript, React, Next.js, GraphQL, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL) appear under the 'Desired Capabilities' heading rather than a hard 'Required' section, but the heading and firm language ('strong proficiency', 'hands-on experience', 'solid command') treat them as gates for this role — marked accordingly.
OpenAI API, Temporal, AWS/GCP, and deployment pipelines appear under the 'Extra Credit' section and are explicitly optional.
No compensation figures are disclosed in the posting.
The role is 5 days/week in-office in San Francisco — not remote.
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