Senior Engineering Manager, Growth

Handshake•San Francisco, CA

8d•$250,000 - $280,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Engineering Manager of Growth Engineering at Handshake owns one of the most strategically important growth levers and platforms in the company — the systems that power how we acquire, activate, and retain users across the entire Handshake ecosystem. This isn't a single-product role. You'll lead a platform that cuts across every surface of Handshake, serving as a foundational lever for company growth. You'll partner closely with Product, Data, and Marketing to define what the growth loop looks like at scale — and then build the infrastructure and product capabilities to make it real. You'll lead a growing team of engineers and are expected to up level and build leadership capacity as the team scales.

Requirements

4+ years managing engineering teams
5+ years of hands-on engineering experience
Experience owning systems that drive user acquisition, activation, or retention — or platform infrastructure that powers growth at scale
Track record of developing senior engineers; experience managing managers or equivalent scope is a strong plus
Able to align cross-functionally, build clarity from ambiguity, and deliver iteratively in fast-moving environments
Can translate business and growth goals into technical roadmaps, ship with urgency, and measure outcomes rigorously

Nice To Haves

Experience building experimentation platforms, A/B testing infrastructure, or personalization systems
Background in lifecycle marketing infrastructure (notifications, email, push, in-app messaging)
Familiarity with growth analytics, funnel instrumentation, or event tracking at scale
Experience in two-sided marketplace or consumer/prosumer products

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a high-performing Growth Engineering team — hire, develop, and retain strong engineers; build the leadership layer needed to scale
Own the full growth funnel — acquisition, activation, retention, and notification systems that move the needle on Handshake's core growth metrics
Build a scalable, extensible growth platform — modular infrastructure that enables rapid experimentation, personalization, and lifecycle targeting across the product
Drive architecture and technical strategy — design systems for reliability, performance, and speed-to-ship, balancing platform investments with high-impact product bets
Partner cross-functionally — work shoulder-to-shoulder with Product, Data Science, and Marketing to align on growth strategy and execution
Raise the engineering bar — champion strong fundamentals: observability, experimentation rigor, data integrity, and engineering quality at scale
Operate with ownership and velocity — set the standard for a team culture that moves fast, takes accountability, and delivers in ambiguous, high-stakes environments