Is Handshake hiring? 56 open roles as of Sep 15, 2026

Yes. As of Sep 15, 2026, Handshake has about 56 open roles, 0.47% of its 11,927 employees.

PrivateSoftware Development1,001 to 5,000 employeesjoinhandshake.comLinkedIn

Open roles: 56
% of headcount: 0.47%
Employees: 11,927
Departments: 12

Snapshot · Sep 15, 2026

Where Handshake is hiring

Hiring velocity: Minimal hiring activity for a very large company. When companies with > 5000 employees have open roles less than 2% of headcount, that's considered stability with little expansion. These are hiring signals from open job postings, not job listings. To apply, use the company's careers site.

Handshake open roles by department
Department	Open roles	% of headcount	Strength	Sample titles
Engineering	14	0.1%	Low	Senior Cloud Engineer · Software Engineer, Enterprise AI · Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Platform
Finance	6	0.1%	Low	FERC Reporting Analyst · Renewable Portfolio Analyst · Finance Expert
Project management	4	<0.1%	Low	Engagement Manager · Pre-construction Manager · Construction Project Manager
Research and development	4	<0.1%	Low	Biology Expert (In-Person Research) · Biology Expert (In-Person Research) · Physics Expert
Solutions	4	<0.1%	Low	Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI · Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AI · Forward Deployed Engineer, Handshake AI Enterprise
Accounting	3	<0.1%	Low	Assistant Controller · Energy Accountant · Billing Analyst
Design	3	<0.1%	Low	Senior Product Designer II · Staff Product Designer, Growth · Staff Product Designer
Machine learning	3	<0.1%	Low	Director, Applied Machine Learning · AI Evaluation Specialist · AI & Machine Learning Researcher
Retail	3	<0.1%	Low	Store Manager · Retail Professionals · Retail Finance Director
Legal	2	<0.1%	Low	Regulatory Analyst · Legal Professionals

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Job locations, not offices

Top job locations

United States41.1% · 23
San Francisco, CA23.2% · 13
Seattle, WA16.1% · 9
Bengaluru, India5.4% · 3
San Francisco Bay Area3.6% · 2

Seniority mix

Open roles by level

Mid-senior92.9%
Manager5.4%
C-level1.8%

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Track Handshake with the Signal API

One POST /v1/companies/enrich call with joinhandshake.com returns Handshake hiring signals (hiring-velocity, hiring-trends), each with its source. Or ask Claude through MCP.

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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "domain": "joinhandshake.com",
    "signal_types": ["hiring-velocity","hiring-trends"],
    "limit": 20
  }'

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Questions about Handshake hiring

Is Handshake hiring right now?

Yes. The snapshot dated Sep 15, 2026 counts about 56 open roles at Handshake. Down 3% over the last 30 days.

Which teams is Handshake hiring for?

The departments with the most open roles on Sep 15, 2026: Engineering (14), Finance (6) and Project management (4).

Where is Handshake hiring?

The top job locations on Sep 15, 2026: United States (41.1%), San Francisco, CA (23.2%) and Seattle, WA (16.1%). These are job locations, not office addresses.

Source. Open job postings, counted per department and location. These are hiring signals, not job listings.

Method. The latest weekly snapshot of open roles, compared with the company headcount.

Data as of Sep 30, 2026.

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