Handshake: jobs, salaries and hiring
Hiring now
65
open professional roles
104
opened in the last 90 days
114 in the last 12 months
8%
of roles are remote
5
states hiring
California, New York, Tennessee, Washington, Oregon
What it hires for: Engineering (32), Sales (21), Human Resources (10), Marketing (10), Data & Analytics (9). By level: senior ic (55), mid level (20), early career (11), manager (10), director (7).
Where: San Francisco, CA (42), San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA (15), San Francisco, CA, USA (7), New York, NY (4), San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA (4), Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Nashville, TN (2), Nashville, TN (2), Nashville, TN, USA (2).
Handshake hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Handshake's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 117 professional roles in that time.
- 8 of Handshake's 68 open roles (12%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 35 open roles (51%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include PyTorch, Claude, Cursor, Databricks.
- Of the 31 open roles that state where the work happens, 8 remote, 9 hybrid, 14 on-site.
- 60% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 3% for Education & EdTech employers.
- 7 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 28 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Handshake ranks #54 of 283 Education & EdTech employers we track.
What Handshake asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- python 13
- onboarding 12
- gcp 8
- go-to-market 8
- github 6
- kubernetes 6
- typescript 6
- crm 5
- quota 5
- terraform 5
AI tools named: PyTorch (3), Claude (1), Cursor (1), Databricks (1), Gong (1), OpenAI API/GPT (1).
How Handshake compares with Education & EdTech employers
| Measure | Handshake | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 68 | 24 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 60% | 3% |
| Roles that are remote | 8% | 0% |
Median across 283 Education & EdTech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
Similar employers hiring
Open roles
- Director, Product MarketingSan Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA · $196k–$245k
- Senior Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise AINew York, NY · $220k–$300k
- Senior Product Marketing Manager, Handshake AISan Francisco, CA
- Senior Data EngineerSan Francisco, CA
- Senior Software Engineer, GrowthSan Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA · $225k–$250k
- Senior RecruiterSan Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA · $150k–$200k
- Staff Product Designer, Handshake AISan Francisco, CA
- Senior Marketing Manager - FellowsSan Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA · $152k–$190k
- Senior Product Marketing Manager, Enterprise AISan Francisco, CA
- Member of Technical Staff, Coding AgentsSan Francisco, California, United States; Remote, Remote, United States; New York City, New York, United States; Mountain View, California, United States; San Francisco, CA; Remote (USA); New York, NY · $200k–$350k
What Handshake pays
Across 68 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 60% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-Suite | Sales | $205,500–$302,500 | 2 |
| Director | Marketing | $192,000–$255,000 | 3 |
| Manager | Various | $225,000–$237,500 | 4 |
| Manager | Customer Success | $154,000–$192,500 | 4 |
| Manager | Sales | $147,200–$184,000 | 3 |
| IC | Engineering | $214,000–$255,000 | 16 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Handshake hiring?
- Handshake has 65 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 104 opened in the last 90 days and 114 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Handshake pay?
- Across 68 postings with a posted salary range, Handshake's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Handshake hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 8 of Handshake's 68 open roles (12%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Handshake offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 31 open roles that state where the work happens, 8 remote, 9 hybrid, 14 on-site.
- What skills does Handshake ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are python (13), onboarding (12), gcp (8), go-to-market (8), github (6), kubernetes (6).
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