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Handshake jobs
31 open tech jobs. We read every job from the Handshake job board (Ashby) and check it every day. We last read the job board 6 h ago.
- Headquarters
- San FranciscoFireround, checked Nov 9, 2026
- Backed by
- Coatue, Valiant Peregrine Fund, Lightspeed, Spark Capital, GGV Capital, EQT and 7 moreChecked Nov 9, 2026
Key numbers
Open jobs31
New jobs since Nov 7, 20260
Median posted pay$200K–$250KBase pay a year
Newest round on recordJan 19, 2022Series F
What they do
Handshake operates a career network that connects students and employers. It also runs Handshake AI, a human data business that supplies domain experts to frontier AI labs.
An AI model wrote this summary from the text of the company. Checked Nov 9, 2026.
Funding
Funding rounds on record
| Date | Round | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2022 | Series FLed by Coatue, Valiant Peregrine Fund | $200 million | Announcement |
| May 12, 2021 | Series ELed by Lightspeed, Spark Capital | $80 million | Announcement |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Series DLed by GGV Capital | $80 million | Announcement |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Series CLed by EQT | $40 million | Announcement |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Series BLed by Spark Capital | $20m | Announcement |
| Feb 3, 2016 | Series ALed by Kleiner Perkins | $10.5 million | Announcement |
Rounds can be missing, and a record can have errors. Use each link to check a round. We last checked them on Nov 9, 2026.
Hiring trend
Is Handshake hiring?
Yes. On Nov 9, 2026, Handshake has 31 open tech jobs on its own job board, most of them in ML and AI engineering (15) and software engineering (14). We started to check its job board on Nov 6, 2026. Since then, it has not added or closed a tech job. We add to this history every day. 81% of its open jobs have posted pay. The median posted base range is $200K to $250K a year.
- With posted pay
- 81%
- Remote
- 10%
- New jobs since Nov 7, 2026
- 0
- Closed jobs since Nov 7, 2026
- 0
Jobs at Handshake each day
| Day | Open jobs | New jobs | Closed jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
We started this daily count on Nov 7, 2026. We show a chart after 14 days of data. A day is a UTC day, and the last day can change until it ends.
How long do Handshake jobs stay open?
We do not have enough data yet. We show this number after we see at least 10 jobs open and then close on the Handshake job board. Jobs that were open before we started to check do not count, because we do not know when they started.
Which job types does Handshake hire for?
One job can have more than one job type.
Where are the jobs?
Locations as the company writes them. 10% of open jobs are remote.
Posted pay at Handshake
How much does Handshake pay?
On Nov 9, 2026, the median posted base salary range at Handshake is $200K to $250K a year. This median comes from 21 open tech jobs with a yearly pay range in US dollars. The highest posted top of range is $350K. 81% of the open jobs at Handshake have posted pay. The numbers show base salary only, without stock or bonus.
ML / AI engineering
- All levels10 jobs with pay$200K–$298Khighest $350K
- Level not stated6 jobs with pay$200K–$350Khighest $350K
- Senior3 jobs with pay
Reported pay at Handshake
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Open tech jobs at Handshake
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Sources
- Handshake job board (Ashby)Checked Nov 9, 2026
- FireroundChecked Nov 9, 2026
- AI summaryChecked Nov 9, 2026
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