🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll define the technical strategy for how Handshake delivers engineered solutions to strategic customers, including leading AI labs. You'll operate as a trusted technical partner, owning the vision for scaling forward-deployed engineering while staying hands-on. This role pairs organization-wide technical influence with direct customer impact, establishing the playbook for critical partnerships.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Define technical strategy and architectural vision for forward-deployed engineering
• Serve as senior technical point of contact for complex customer engagements
• Drive cross-functional alignment between engineering, product, and customer teams
• Architect and deliver production-grade systems for novel challenges

📋 Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Expert-level proficiency with ReactJS and TypeScript
• Strong command of relational databases and system design
• Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience defining technical strategy for LLM-powered products
• Background in building and scaling forward-deployed engineering functions
• History of contributing to platform/infrastructure decisions improving developer velocity

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company
• 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation
• 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits
• 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, vision, mental health support
• 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development