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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Engineer, Handshake AI Enterprise - **Company:** Handshake - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $205,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, User Authentication, Key Management, Zero Trust Network Access, Software Deployment, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Machine Learning Operations - **Published:** June 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3f7ee043b202889b ## About the Role Do you have experience in Zero Trust security?, * 5-6+ years of backend and infrastructure engineering experience * Hands-on experience deploying applications into enterprise environments - VPC deployments, on-prem, and self-hosted configurations * Deep understanding of enterprise security requirements: data segregation, access controls, compliance frameworks * Experience working directly with external customers in a deployment or field engineering context * Strong operational mindset - you care about reliability, observability, and repeatability at scale * Comfort in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the requirements are defined as you go Extra Credit * Experience at an infrastructure company that offers self-hosted or on-prem deployment options * Familiarity with authentication, secrets management, and zero-trust networking * Experience building internal deployment tooling or platform abstractions that improved team velocity * Background working alongside applied AI or ML systems in production environments ## Description For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all U.S.-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. In order to be compliant with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share salary ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including geographic location as well as candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above., As a Senior Platform Engineer at Handshake AI Enterprise, you'll own the infrastructure layer that makes everything else possible. Enterprise customers don't want their data in shared infrastructure - they want AI applications deployed inside their own environments, on their terms. You'll be the engineer who makes that happen, reliably and at speed. You'll design and execute deployment patterns across VPC, on-prem, and self-hosted configurations, work directly with customer IT and security teams, and build the tooling that makes each new deployment faster than the last. Without you, nothing ships. This is a founding-team level role with real technical complexity and direct customer impact - building the platform that Handshake AI Enterprise runs on. * Own the infrastructure and deployment layer for AI applications shipped into enterprise customer environments * Design and execute VPC, on-prem, and self-hosted deployment patterns across varying enterprise security requirements * Work directly with customer IT and security teams to navigate compliance, data residency, and access control constraints * Build tooling and automation that makes deployments repeatable and reliable across customers * Collaborate closely with Product and Applied AI engineers on your deployment team * Identify systemic gaps in infrastructure or process and lead initiatives to address them, reducing friction for future deployments * Define the platform playbook for Handshake AI Enterprise as we scale to more customers and more complex environments ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [This Machine Ends Data Breaches](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/574-this-machine-ends-data-breaches) - [Delegating the chores of authenticating users to Keycloak](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1558-delegating-the-chores-of-authenticating-users-to-keycloak) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Going Beyond Passwords: The Future of User Authentication](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/714-going-beyond-passwords-the-future-of-user-authentication) - [SSO with Ethereum and Next JS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/288-sso-with-ethereum-and-next-js) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere)