Full-Time
Principal Engineer
Posted on 4/1/2023
Career launch platform connecting students with employers
Compensation Overview
$1 - $1,200Annually
Senior, Expert
Remote + 1 more
- You have a deep understanding of modern web technologies, data engineering, data science, and/or infrastructure
- You are steeped in scalability, a steadfast advocate for software quality, and appreciate the differences between B2B design and consumer design
- You are profoundly full-stack and conversant with front-end, back-end, infrastructure, and data
- You might not be keen to manage engineers directly, but you have a history of investing in mentoring and growing other engineers
- You have driven large-scale, significant technical efforts at previous companies that played a key role in advancing the company's mission and/or growth. You have played both a technical lead and contributor to these efforts
- You have represented multiple technical teams as a technical leader and driven the adoption of new processes and best practices to ensure your teams' technical excellence and efficiency
- You have led teams at similarly sized or larger engineering teams, ideally through hyper-growth periods
- You are fully committed to increasing representation at all levels of Engineering
- Own the technical vision and strategy for one or more teams. This includes painting an inspiring technical picture for your team(s), working with other leaders and executives, getting buy in from Design and Product counterparts, and breaking down this vision into a clear direction for how to achieve those goals
- Regularly generate and lead the Engineering organization to develop and execute on new ideas that have a measurable and lasting impact on Engineering's stability, efficiency, and technical excellence
- Work hand-in-hand with senior and non-senior engineers as you actively contribute to Handshake's code base on your team's top and/or most complex technical initiatives
- Inspire the Engineering organization to embrace quality by setting technical and cultural norms across the organization
- Influence Handshake's long-term, Engineering-wide architectural investments
- Leverage deep understanding of the technical and business environment to drive and shape the way Handshake solves difficult problems
- Plan and advocate for engineering-wide staffing changes, including hiring, informed by product and engineering strategy and long-term goals
- Drive changes to Handshake Engineering's processes and culture to drive organizational technical excellence and efficiency
- Communicate effectively on behalf of Handshake, creating communication pathways that allow for psychological safety and organizational transparency
- Raise Handshake Engineering's public employment brand
- Connect with industry leadership to set best-in-class development standards
- Attract and retain top, diverse talent
- 🏦 Pension Scheme: Handshake will provide you with a workplace pension, where you will make contributions based on 5% of your salary. Handshake will pay the equivalent of 3% towards your pension plan, subject to qualifying earnings limits
- 🏝 Up to 25 days of vacation to encourage people to reset, recharge, and refresh, in addition to 8 bank holidays throughout the year
- Experience with one or more of the following technologies:
- Ruby on Rails
- Typescript, React, Redux
- Postgres, Elasticsearch
- Google Cloud Platform
- BigQuery, Airflow, Datatable
- Experience driving architectural transitions from monoliths to microservices
Handshake stands out as a leading career platform, bridging the gap between over 13 million students and alumni from diverse educational backgrounds and more than 850,000 employers worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies and public institutions. The company's culture fosters inclusivity and accessibility, enabling individuals to launch their careers regardless of their connections or experience. With a robust technical platform that simplifies the application process and a global presence, Handshake demonstrates industry leadership in connecting talent with opportunity.
Company Stage
Series F
Total Funding
$434M
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
2014
6 month growth
↓ -3%1 year growth
↑ 0%2 year growth
↑ 19%Benefits
đź’°Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.
🍼16 Weeks of paid parental leave
đź’ťComprehensive medical, dental, and vision
đź’»Handshake offers $500/ÂŁ360 home office stipend
📚Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500/2k€ stipend
🏦401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year.
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