Handshake
Senior Engineering Manager, Feed and Content
Handshake, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
Everyone is welcome at Handshake. We know diverse teams build better products and we are committed to creating an inclusive culture built on a foundation of respect for all individuals. We strongly encourage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds, historically marginalized or underrepresented groups to apply.Your impactHandshake is looking to hire a Senior Engineering Manager for our Content Team. You will lead, grow, and support the engineers building our customer-facing products. You will work on complex technical challenges and enable millions of students and job-seekers to connect with employers through Handshake’s platform.You will have opportunities to:
Create a direct impact in the world by helping Handshake to democratize the opportunity for our millions of studentsWork in an impressive innovative environment with many growth and career development opportunities.Grow and scale a team, hiring top talent focusing on DEIHelp to define our culture and processes, not only as a team but also as an organizationYour role
Build, lead, and successfully develop a team of software engineers from all levels; defining their career development plans, setting specific goals, and motivating them to achieve results as part of their growthFoster and develop strong consumer habits, building high quality products through iterative approaches, along with building strong hypotheses and experimentationSuccessfully manage performance; mentoring and coaching software engineers, supporting both high and underperforming individualsPartner closely with key stakeholders across Handshake, including Design, Product Management, and strategic business partners to define clear, ambitious, attainable, metric-oriented goals for their teamGuide technical decisions and provide technical coaching, helping tech leads to define and prioritize engineering roadmapLead with empathy as you help us nurture a culture of growth, inclusion, and belongingYour experience
Build, lead, and develop successfully a team of software engineers from all levels (from junior to senior) defining their career development plans, setting specific goals, and motivating them to achieve results as part of their growthWorks cross-functionally to define, drive and track product-level success4+ years experience managing a technical team, 5+ years in technical leadership roles, 8+ years in software engineeringDemonstrated experience working with or across other engineering teams to ship features or technical improvementsExperience working as an, and managing, Full-Stack engineer(s), with either web or mobile clientsExperience working with any or all of: Ruby/Rails, Go, Python, Javascript/React, and Swift/SwiftUIExperience working with any or all of: ElasticSearch, Redis, PostgresQL, SideKiq, and GCP Pub/Sub, DataFlow, and SpannerCompensation range
$222,500 - $250,000/yearAbout us
Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 750,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits.When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look at Handshake. With our hybrid-work model, employees benefit from collaboration and shared team experiences three days per week in our vibrant offices, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work two days per week. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin.What we offer
At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents.Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support.Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home.Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500/€1,850 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.Financial coaching through Origin to help you through your financial journey.Monthly internet stipend and a brand new MacBook to allow you to do your best work.Monthly commuter stipend for you to expense your travel to the office (for office-based employees).Free lunch provided twice a week across all offices.Referral bonus to reward you when you bring great talent to Handshake.(US-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year.All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off.Handshake is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
people-hr@joinhandshake.com .
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Create a direct impact in the world by helping Handshake to democratize the opportunity for our millions of studentsWork in an impressive innovative environment with many growth and career development opportunities.Grow and scale a team, hiring top talent focusing on DEIHelp to define our culture and processes, not only as a team but also as an organizationYour role
Build, lead, and successfully develop a team of software engineers from all levels; defining their career development plans, setting specific goals, and motivating them to achieve results as part of their growthFoster and develop strong consumer habits, building high quality products through iterative approaches, along with building strong hypotheses and experimentationSuccessfully manage performance; mentoring and coaching software engineers, supporting both high and underperforming individualsPartner closely with key stakeholders across Handshake, including Design, Product Management, and strategic business partners to define clear, ambitious, attainable, metric-oriented goals for their teamGuide technical decisions and provide technical coaching, helping tech leads to define and prioritize engineering roadmapLead with empathy as you help us nurture a culture of growth, inclusion, and belongingYour experience
Build, lead, and develop successfully a team of software engineers from all levels (from junior to senior) defining their career development plans, setting specific goals, and motivating them to achieve results as part of their growthWorks cross-functionally to define, drive and track product-level success4+ years experience managing a technical team, 5+ years in technical leadership roles, 8+ years in software engineeringDemonstrated experience working with or across other engineering teams to ship features or technical improvementsExperience working as an, and managing, Full-Stack engineer(s), with either web or mobile clientsExperience working with any or all of: Ruby/Rails, Go, Python, Javascript/React, and Swift/SwiftUIExperience working with any or all of: ElasticSearch, Redis, PostgresQL, SideKiq, and GCP Pub/Sub, DataFlow, and SpannerCompensation range
$222,500 - $250,000/yearAbout us
Handshake is the #1 place to launch a career with no connections, experience, or luck required. The platform connects up-and-coming talent with 750,000+ employers - from Fortune 500 companies like Google, Nike, and Target to thousands of public school districts, healthcare systems, and nonprofits.When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look at Handshake. With our hybrid-work model, employees benefit from collaboration and shared team experiences three days per week in our vibrant offices, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work two days per week. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, and Berlin.What we offer
At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents.Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support.Handshake offers $500/£360 home office stipend for you to spend during your first 3 months to create a productive and comfortable workspace at home.Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500/€1,850 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.Financial coaching through Origin to help you through your financial journey.Monthly internet stipend and a brand new MacBook to allow you to do your best work.Monthly commuter stipend for you to expense your travel to the office (for office-based employees).Free lunch provided twice a week across all offices.Referral bonus to reward you when you bring great talent to Handshake.(US-specific benefits, in addition to the first section)401k Match: Handshake offers a dollar-for-dollar match on 1% of deferred salary, up to a maximum of $1,200 per year.All full-time US-based Handshakers are eligible for our flexible time off policy to get out and see the world. In addition, we offer 8 standardized holidays, and 2 additional days of flexible holiday time off. Lastly, we have a Winter #ShakeBreak, a one-week period of Collective Time Off.Handshake is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
people-hr@joinhandshake.com .
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