Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Handshake · San Francisco
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- Company
- Handshake
- Location
- San Francisco
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Posted
- September 18, 2026
About this job
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 knowledge of LLM-powered and agentic systems. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that support HAI products and internal AI initiatives, primarily within our full-stack…
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