Senior Engineering Manager, Growth
HandshakeRecruitment Platform company
San Francisco, United StatesManager
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Spark Capital
True Ventures
Kleiner Perkins
Annox Capital
Proactive
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Lead growth engineering team, own growth funnel, and build scalable growth platform.
- •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.
- •Key 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 Requirements Engineering leader + builder: 4+ years managing engineering teams, 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience Growth or platform background: Experience owning systems that drive user acquisition, activation, or retention
- •or platform infrastructure that powers growth at scale Strong people leadership: Track record of developing senior engineers; experience managing managers or equivalent scope is a strong plus Execution in ambiguity: Able to align cross-functionally, build clarity from ambiguity, and deliver iteratively in fast-moving environments Balanced product + systems mindset: Can translate business and growth goals into technical roadmaps, ship with urgency, and measure outcomes rigorously
Required skills
Engineering ManagementGrowth MarketingProduct ManagementStrategic PlanningCross-functional LeadershipA/B TestingProduct AnalyticsGrowth Strategy
Benefits & perks
Equity, 401(k) match, Competitive compensation, Financial coaching, Paid parental leave, Fertility benefits, Parental coaching, Medical, Dental, Vision, Mental health support, Wellness stipend, Learning stipend, Internet stipend, Commuting stipend, Free lunch, Gym membership, Flexible PTO, Holidays, Team outings, Referral bonuses
Tech stack
PythonJavaScriptTypeScriptGoSQLBashReactNode.jsDjangoFlaskFastAPISpringExpressRuby on Rails.NETASP.NETNestJSLaravelSymfonyGinEchoActixPhoenixMicroservicesPandasNumPySparkAirflowdbtTableau