Forward Deployed Engineer I

The role

You will build and maintain production software to help frontier AI labs solve real-world problems. You will partner with senior engineers to develop and deploy customer-facing solutions across the full software stack.

What you will do

• Build and maintain production software supporting customer deployments
• Partner with senior engineers to design and deliver customer-facing solutions
• Collaborate with Engineering, Research, Product, and Operations teams to build scalable production systems
• Develop full-stack applications using React, TypeScript, and modern backend technologies
• Help translate customer requirements into reliable, scalable software solutions
• Improve system reliability, performance, and maintainability
• Continuously learn, grow, and contribute to a rapidly evolving engineering organization

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong programming skills using TypeScript, React, Python, Golang and modern backend development
• Solid understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL), APIs, and software engineering fundamentals
• Experience building and maintaining production software
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments under tight deadlines
• Strong proficiency in AI Coding tools & practices

Nice to have

• Experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams, including teams based in the US
• Experience working on customer-facing products or implementation projects
• Experience with AI-powered applications or machine learning infrastructure
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in a fast-growing startup or high-growth engineering organization

Benefits

• Generous Equity Grant vested over 4 years
• Housing Bonus: 1.3 Lakhs spread throughout the first year
• Well Defined Performance Bonus ranging between 10 - 100% of base
• Medical Insurance Coverage
• Food credit for every in person day

About the company

Handshake powers 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. Handshake AI works directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data.