Software Engineer, Notifications Jobs

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Your impact

Handshake is hiring a Software Engineer II on the Notifications Squad. As a member of our full-stack team, you will work with partners in product, design, and data to build technology and experiences that deliver relevant and high-quality notifications (email, push, in-app) and help guide students on their career journey. You will have the opportunity to lead projects, contribute to the roadmap, and grow your skills alongside our diverse, talented team.

Your role

• You’ll help maintain a high level of code craftsmanship through thoughtful code review and design discussions.
• We’ll rely on your experience in general engineering architecture discussions.
• You’ll provide valuable feedback to influence our product and ensure that we are delivering the best experience to our users.
• You'll be working on a multi-functional team with other engineers, a designer, and a product manager, as well as additional partners in data, marketing, and many functions across the company.
• You get to architect and build engaging new features for a large and rapidly growing user base.

You’ll work with these technologies

• Ruby on Rails
• React, TypeScript, Webpack, Redux
• Kubernetes, GCP, PostgreSQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, Airflow

Your Experience

• You are proud of your craft and value clean code that scales to keep large teams productive
• You have experience as a full stack engineer, with a significant focus on frontend development.
• You have demonstrated success working with partners in product and design to define, build, and ship great products.
• You are outcome-oriented and know how to lead large projects from idea to high quality delivery.
• You act with empathy when partnering with fellow engineers and coworkers.
• You are a problem solver and a critical thinker who can communicate effectively.
• You appreciate good documentation and procedures.

Bonus areas of expertise

• You prefer to be involved in the entire product development process, from ideation to building stages.
• You have worked with ReactJS, GraphQL, Ruby, Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL.
• You enjoy working in a distributed, collaborative environment.
• You have worked on consumer or large enterprise user-facing features at scale.
• You have great communication skills.

Compensation Range

$127,000 - $170,000

For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

About 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. In 2022 we announced our $200M Series F funding round. This Series F fundraise and valuation of $3.5B will fuel Handshake’s next phase of growth and propel our mission to help more people start, restart, and jumpstart their careers.

When it comes to our workforce strategy, we’ve thought deeply about how work-life should look here at Handshake. With our Hub-Based Remote Working strategy, employees can enjoy the flexibility of remote work, whilst ensuring collaboration and team experiences in a shared space remains possible. Handshake is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Denver, New York, London, and Berlin and teammates working globally.

Check out our careers site to find a hub near you!

What we offer

Benefits below apply to employees in full-time positions.

At Handshake, we'll give you the tools to feel healthy, happy and secure.

• 💻 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.
• 💰 Equity and ownership in a fast-growing company.
• 📚 Generous learning & development opportunities and an annual $2,000/£1,500 stipend for you to grow your skills and career.
• 💝 Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision policies including LGTBQ+ Coverage. We also provide resources for Mental Health Assistance, Employee Assistance Programs and counseling support.
• 🍼 16 Weeks of paid parental leave for birth giving parents & 10 weeks of paid parental leave for non-birth giving parents.

(US Handshakers)

• 🏦 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.

(UK Handshakers)

• 🏦 Pension Scheme: Handshake will provide you with a workplace pension, where you will make contributions based on 5% of your salary. Handshake will pay the equivalent of 3% towards your pension plan, subject to qualifying earnings limits.
• 🏝 Up to 25 days of vacation to encourage people to reset, recharge, and refresh, in addition to 8 bank holidays throughout the year.

For roles based in Berlin, Poland, and Romania: Please ask your recruiter about region specific benefits.

Looking for more? Explore our mission, values and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.