Software Engineer I - Annotations

4w1 month ago

Handshake

San Francisco, US · Full-time · $150,000 – $175,000

About this role

Handshake AI is building the infrastructure that powers how AI work gets delivered at scale. As a Software Engineer I on the Annotations team, you'll build the core platform that enables operators to configure customer projects and manage complex tasking workflows.

You'll develop tools that operators use to set up and manage customer projects and create scalable tasking and pipeline systems for complex data generation processes. Improving fellow tasking experiences through automation and workflow enhancements is a key part of the day-to-day work.

This is a highly cross-functional role where you'll partner closely with operators, product managers, product designers, and engineers across Handshake AI. You'll design extensible platform capabilities that can be leveraged by multiple teams, ensuring systems are reliable, flexible, and easy to build upon.

Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data at the largest scale. You'll work directly with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners, and the world's top educational institutions to shape how every career evolves in the AI economy.

Requirements

1+ years of professional software engineering experience through internships, full-time roles, research, or significant project work
Strong programming fundamentals and experience building production software
Experience with backend development and distributed systems concepts
Familiarity with modern web technologies and APIs
Experience working with databases and data modeling

Responsibilities

Build and maintain backend systems that power project configuration and delivery workflows
Develop tools that operators use to set up and manage customer projects
Create scalable tasking and pipeline systems that support complex data generation processes
Improve fellow tasking experiences through automation and workflow enhancements
Design extensible platform capabilities that can be leveraged by multiple teams across Handshake AI
Collaborate closely with operators to understand pain points and translate operational needs into durable, efficient software solutions
Partner with engineers across the organization to ensure platform systems are reliable, flexible, and easy to build upon
Contribute to system architecture, technical design reviews, and engineering best practices

Benefits

Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions
Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders
Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue