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Handshake

Senior Frontend Engineer, Handshake AI Enterprise

San Francisco, CA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
TypeScriptReactDesign SystemsAccessibilityLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • We're not a consulting firm and we're not selling software.

Responsibilities

  • Architect the frontend foundation for Handshake AI Enterprise - component system, design tokens, patterns, and engineering conventions that the whole team builds on
  • As our first senior frontend hire, you'll define how we build UI across the entire team.
  • That means establishing the component system, design language, and engineering patterns that every engineer who comes after you will rely on.
  • You'll set the technical bar, make the foundational decisions, and build in a way that scales - so others can move fast without sacrificing quality.
  • This is a rare opportunity to own the frontend architecture of a new product from zero, at a company with the data, lab relationships, and momentum to win.
  • Build shared libraries and abstractions that let other engineers move fast without reinventing the wheel or sacrificing quality
  • Collaborate closely with Applied AI and Platform engineers to define clean API contracts and integration patterns
  • Ship production-grade UI for enterprise customer deployments alongside building the foundation
  • Proven experience building and maintaining shared component libraries or design systems used by other engineers
  • Background at a company known for high craft - you've seen what a great design system looks like from the inside

Requirements

  • 5-6+ years of frontend engineering experience with a strong architectural track record
  • Deep expertise in ReactJS and TypeScript - you understand the tradeoffs, not just the syntax
  • Strong opinions on frontend architecture - state management, rendering patterns, performance, accessibility - and the ability to defend and evolve them
  • Experience making technology decisions that others depend on, with an eye toward long-term maintainability
  • Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the right answer isn't always obvious

Skills

  • Make foundational technology decisions: framework choices, state management, rendering strategy, performance budgets

Compensation

  • 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching

Benefits

  • Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported-and thrive at work and in life.
  • The below benefits are for full-time US employees.
  • 🎯 Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company
  • 💰 Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
  • 🍼 Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
  • 💝 Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
  • 📚 Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
  • 🏝 Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
  • Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers http://joinhandshake.com/careers.
  • Work hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutions
  • Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
  • 💻 Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office

Company info

  • Team outings & referral bonuses
  • We're looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer who wants to architect the foundation - not just build on top of it.
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