Associate Infrastructure Engineer, Handshake
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College career network and job board
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College career network and job board
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To democratize access to opportunity and ensure any student can build a great career no matter who they know, where they live or what school they attend.
Role
Who you are
- Recent graduate or early-career engineer with 0-2 years of professional experience in software development with a passion for Infrastructure, DevOps, Automation
- Strong foundational knowledge of software engineering principles
- Eager to learn and grow in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
- Demonstrated interest in infrastructure, DevOps, or platform engineering
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset
- Passion for learning new technologies and solving complex technical challenges
- Ability to work effectively in a distributed team environment
- Basic understanding of cloud computing concepts
- Familiarity with or willingness to quickly learn:
- Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Cloud platforms (GCP, AWS)
- Databases (PostgreSQL, Redis)
- Messaging systems (Pub/Sub)
- Search technologies (Elasticsearch)
- Comfort with scripting and programming languages (Ruby, Golang, Python)
- Understanding of basic networking and system design concepts
- If you're passionate about technology, eager to learn, and excited about building scalable infrastructure solutions, send us your CV!
What the job involves
- Support the team in evolving our application architecture, learning about domain-driven design and architectural patterns
- Assist in developing and deploying tools and services that support product engineering teams
- Participate in system refactoring efforts and learn about scalability challenges
- Collaborate with senior engineers to understand infrastructure best practices
- Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing within the infrastructure team
- Demonstrate a strong desire to learn and grow technically
- Show curiosity about infrastructure and distributed systems
- Be proactive in seeking feedback and guidance
- Contribute to a positive, inclusive team culture
- Develop clean, well-documented code
- Participate in code reviews and team knowledge sharing
- Work closely with senior engineers
- Gradually take on more complex responsibilities
- Develop deep expertise in cloud infrastructure and distributed systems
- Build a strong foundation for a career in infrastructure engineering
Our take
The three founders of Handshake established their company in an attempt to eliminate inequality and make the student hiring landscape fairer. The Handshake platform acts as a LinkedIn for college students, pairing students from every walk of life with more than 650K employers, including the entire Fortune 500, which includes Google and Nike.
The graduate recruitment platform is open to any student with a valid @.edu email address, with more than 12 million active users from thousands of colleges and universities. With a student-first philosophy, the company generates revenue from both universities and employers rather than students.
Valued at $3.5B, Handshake has gained traction in a competitive market, although it has strong competition from recruiting giants LinkedIn and Indeed. It stands out, however, by helping students build new relationships and skills, rather than simply making connections to people they already know.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$200m
SERIES F
May 2021
$80m
SERIES E
Total funding: $434m
Company benefits
- 💰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 stipend for you to grow your skills and career
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Garrett Lord
(Co-Founder & CEO)Majored in Computer Science at Michigan Technological University. Interned at Palantir Technologies before co-founding Handshake in 2012.
Ben Christensen
(Co-Founder)Graduated from Michigan Technological University with a degree in Computer Networking & Systems Administration. Interned at Target and worked as a Developer at Up and Running Software. Was part of Arbor Networks' ASERT Security Research team.
Scott Ringwelski
(Co-Founder)Attained a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Michigan Technological University. Co-founded Handshake in 2012.
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