# Data Scientist, Handshake AI at Handshake

- Company: Handshake
- Status: Open
- Workplace: On-site
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Level: Mid-level
- Discipline: AI & ML
- Employment: Full-time
- Salary: $135K–180K
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Skills: Engineering, HAI Engineering
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/handshake/f911a2db-f80c-478c-b0d8-e62e9a6f1627

## Description

ABOUT HANDSHAKE AI

Handshake AI is the fastest-growing, most critical, and most revenue-generating part of Handshake's business. We power expert-labeled data collection at scale, matching domain experts with leading AI companies to train frontier models—and we're already a top-three player in one of the fastest-growing sectors in AI: human data. We have the opportunity to do for the AI data economy what LinkedIn did for professional networking: become the default platform where the work happens.

Why join Handshake now:

 - Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel

 - Work hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world's top educational institutions

 - Join a team with leadership from Scale AI, Meta, xAI, Notion, Coinbase, and Palantir, among others

 - Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue




ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for a highly motivated Data Scientist with strong SQL expertise to support analytics, measurement, and operational insights across our human data training workflows. You’ll work with messy, fast-moving data related to expert performance, task quality, throughput, and overall operational efficiency.

This is a hands-on role with real ownership, close partnership with product and operations, and a steep growth curve for someone who executes well.




WHAT YOU’LL DO

 - Write advanced SQL to analyze large, complex datasets related to expert performance, task quality, and operational workflows.

 - Define, build, and ma

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