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# Software Engineer I

- **Company:** Handshake
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $157,500.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, Reinforcement Learning, ReactJS, Backend, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/de7aa254-8a13-406d-847b-1bf7511c01e0/software-engineer-i-rle

## About the Role

* 2-4 years of experience in backend, distributed systems, or ML-adjacent infrastructure
 * Strong proficiency in ReactJS and TypeScript
 * Solid experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and data modeling
 * Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and CI/CD
 * Ability to independently drive projects from design to production

Nice to Have

 * Experience with simulation systems or evaluation platforms
 * Exposure to ML systems or working with research teams
 * Experience in fast-moving, operations-heavy environments

## Description

We're hiring a Software Engineer to build our Reinforcement Learning Environments (RLE) platform-the interactive systems where frontier AI models learn to complete real-world work., * Build and scale core components of RLE environments and infrastructure

 * Design and implement backend systems and data pipelines
 * Translate ambiguous product and research needs into production systems
 * Develop modular, reusable workflow domains
 * Improve reliability, observability, and system performance


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