As a Software Engineer at Handshake, you'll work closely with brands to identify business needs and solutions to integrate Handshake into their sales software ecosystem and to customize the look, feel and behavior of the Handshake platform. Working on the same team as Solutions Consultants, you will build custom solutions that are a critical part of how every product reaches every shelf worldwide.

Handshake's mission is to help manufacturers & distributors grow their business by making it easy for their customers to order the right products from them in-person and online. The software we build provides our customers with a commerce platform that replaces the antiquated paper-and-clipboard-based systems used by brands and their salespeople, allowing for more products to reach more retailers with less cost, at greater speed and with less environmental impact.

The Problems You'll Solve

Handshake's Professional Services Team solves difficult technical problems to make the lives of our users easier. Some of the biggest challenges our Professional Services team is solving right now are:

Custom Technical Solutions

Handshake offers a flexible platform to enable our customers to sell in the ways that make sense to them. The tools and libraries used, provided by Handshake applications engineers, are reactive and functional and enable Implementation Engineers to design and deploy custom installs of Handshake to build solutions that are specialized to the needs of our most highly-valued customers.

Enterprise Software Integrations

Handshake strives to improve every interaction a brand has with stores and consumers, ensuring that orders are easy to write, that stores can see what they're buying, and that even when offline sales professionals always have access to the data they need. In order for these orders to turn into products on shelves, they need to integrate into a variety of procurement, fulfillment and accounting systems. Working with administrators at some of the world's largest brands, Implementation Engineers design and build processes that communicate with different ERPs, APIs and Database systems in order to fully satisfy unique sets of requirements.

You're a great candidate if you:

• Have intermediate or better knowledge of JavaScript and front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Backbone
• Have familiarity with Node and npm
• Have used general purpose programming languages like Python or Ruby
• Have worked with git
• Communicate and collaborate well
• Take a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Have passion to work solving complex customer problems with evolving technologies
• Are self-directed but play well with others
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse technologies and techniques.
• Familiarity with ETL processes and solutions such as Boomi, Mulesoft, Informatica, etc.
• Have a solid understanding of networks, databases, and operating systems
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field

The Benefits of Working at 'The Shake'

• Comprehensive medical / dental benefits.
• Competitive salary / equity
• Spacious office in NoHo with plants, a shower, a fully stocked bar and plenty of bike parking