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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
79
open professional roles
128
opened in the last 90 days
140 in the last 12 months
7%
of roles are remote
5
states hiring
California, New York, Tennessee, Washington, Oregon
What it hires for: Engineering (38), Sales (23), Marketing (14), Human Resources (12), Customer Success (11). By level: senior ic (62), mid level (27), manager (17), director (11), early career (10).
Where: San Francisco, CA (57), San Francisco, CA, USA (15), San Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA (11), New York, NY (8), San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA (5), Nashville, TN (3), Remote (USA) (3), Mountain View, CA (2).
Main hubs: San Francisco, CA (57), New York, NY (8), Nashville, TN (3), Mountain View, CA (2). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Handshake outlook: Steady
From public records and our own hiring data, as of the last check. It looks at layoff notices, capital raised and how fast roles are opening. It does not judge the company by its industry or its city.
- 79 open professional roles, 128 opened in the last 90 days
- 1 layoff notice filed 12 to 24 months ago
Context
- Its industry, Education & EdTech, is steady nationally. Learn the skills it asks for.
- Its main hub, San Francisco, CA, sits in a county that is steady.
Where San Francisco, CA ranks
Where San Francisco, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for security jobs316 openings · of 20
- #1Best cities for technology jobs7,178 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for financial services pay after cost of living$173k · of 33
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills35% · of 100
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast35% · of 54
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast902 jobs · of 47
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Handshake hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Handshake's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 140 professional roles in that time.
- 5 of Handshake's 55 open roles (9%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 30 open roles (55%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include PyTorch, Claude, Cursor, Gong.
- Of the 35 open roles that state where the work happens, 4 remote, 13 hybrid, 18 on-site.
- 58% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 7% for Education & EdTech employers.
- 3 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 35 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Handshake ranks #93 of 439 Education & EdTech employers we track.
What Handshake asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- onboarding 12
- python 11
- go-to-market 7
- quota 7
- gcp 6
- salesforce 6
- forecasting 5
- kubernetes 5
- audit 4
- github 4
AI tools named: PyTorch (3), Claude (2), Cursor (2), Gong (2), ChatGPT (1), Databricks (1).
How Handshake compares with Education & EdTech employers
| Measure | Handshake | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 55 | 26 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 58% | 7% |
| Roles that are remote | 7% | 0% |
Median across 439 Education & EdTech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
- Senior Software Engineer, Operator ExperienceSan Francisco, CA · $225k–$250k
- Mid-Market Account Executive IISan Francisco, CA · $175k–$187k
- Mid-Market Account ManagerSan Francisco, CA · $136k–$170k
- Manager, GTM SystemsSan Francisco, CA · $170k–$213k
- Revenue Enablement ManagerSan Francisco, CA · $147k–$184k
- Manager, Scaled Customer SuccessNew York, NY · $168k–$210k
- Strategic Insights ManagerSan Francisco, CA · $130k–$165k
- Manager, EngineeringSan Francisco, CA · $260k–$285k
- Revenue Operations ManagerSan Francisco, CA · $147k–$184k
- Director of Communications, CareersSan Francisco, California, United States; San Francisco, CA · $192k–$255k
What Handshake pays
Across 81 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 58% of its roles post a salary range.
| Level | Function | Typical posted range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Marketing | $192,000–$255,000 | 3 |
| Manager | Customer Success | $140,000–$175,000 | 6 |
| Manager | Sales | $147,200–$184,000 | 5 |
| Manager | Various | $225,000–$237,500 | 4 |
| Manager | Marketing | $152,000–$190,000 | 2 |
| IC | Engineering | $200,000–$250,000 | 12 |
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Common questions
- Is Handshake hiring?
- Handshake has 79 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 128 opened in the last 90 days and 140 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Handshake pay?
- Across 81 postings with a posted salary range, Handshake's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Handshake hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 5 of Handshake's 55 open roles (9%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Handshake offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 35 open roles that state where the work happens, 4 remote, 13 hybrid, 18 on-site.
- What skills does Handshake ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are onboarding (12), python (11), go-to-market (7), quota (7), gcp (6), salesforce (6).
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