Handshake is the leading career platform for students and recent graduates, helping early-career talent discover opportunities and connect with employers through job postings, virtual events, and personalized recommendations. By focusing on accessibility, clarity, and inclusivity, Handshake’s design culture ensures that every student can easily navigate the platform, discover relevant roles, and build meaningful professional connections.
Handshake is the leading career platform for students and recent graduates, helping early-career talent discover opportunities and connect with employers through job postings, virtual events, and personalized recommendations. By focusing on accessibility, clarity, and inclusivity, Handshake’s design culture ensures that every student can easily navigate the platform, discover relevant roles, and build meaningful professional connections.
1,000+ Employees
1,000+ Employees
Series F
Series F
Recruitment
Recruitment
Design Offices:
San Francisco, New York City
San Francisco, New York City
Overview
Team
Design Content
Portfolios
Hiring
Design Team Breakdown
Total
83 Designers
Product Design
Research
Content Design
Brand and Creative
Design Systems/ Ops
Leadership
41
Headcount Ratios
1:8
Designer : Engineer
1:3
Designer : Product
Design Leadership
Helena Seo
VP of Design
6+ years at DoorDash
Helena Seo is VP and Head of Design at DoorDash, with over 20 years of experience across UX and brand design. She previously led consumer experience design at Groupon and held senior roles at Citrix and eBay. Known for building high-performing, customer-centric teams, she oversees product design, systems, research, content, and operations.
Overview
Team
Design Content
Portfolios
Hiring
Design Team Breakdown
Total
83 Designers
Product Design
Research
Content Design
Brand and Creative
Design Systems/ Ops
Leadership
41
Headcount Ratios
1:8
Designer : Engineer
1:3
Designer : Product
Design Leadership
Helena Seo
VP of Design
6+ years at DoorDash
Helena Seo is VP and Head of Design at DoorDash, with over 20 years of experience across UX and brand design. She previously led consumer experience design at Groupon and held senior roles at Citrix and eBay. Known for building high-performing, customer-centric teams, she oversees product design, systems, research, content, and operations.
Overview
Team
Design Content
Portfolios
Hiring
Design Leadership
VP of Design with 20+ years experience
Led by May-Li Khoe, VP of Design, who brings 20+ years of experience at Apple, Khan Academy, and as a founder. She is known for combining creative innovation with user-focused strategy, fostering inclusive design, and building cross-disciplinary teams that deliver high-impact experiences.
Team Breakdown
Small but experienced design team
Handshake’s design team is small but world-class, covering product design, content design, UX research, and leadership. With backgrounds at Apple, Meta, Atlassian, and startups, their compact size fosters close collaboration and high impact across the product.
Hiring Activity
Currently hiring for 5 design roles
Hiring for product design and ux research roles across senior and staff level.
Public Design Content
Active Design Voice
Handshake shares design insights through its Medium blog—covering topics like inclusive design practices, the Rosetta design system, and building cohesive experiences for students, employers, and educators.