Handshake
501-1000 employees
About Handshake
Handshake is the college career network of the future, built to transform the recruiting experience for college students, career centers and employers. Our mission is to democratize access to opportunity:To help every college student find the right job for them, no matter where they go to school, what they're majoring in, or who they know. We do this by connecting college students and young alumni to a comprehensive national network, all built on a fast, scalable, mobile infrastructure. Handshake's network gives students access to more career opportunities and insights, provides employers with more comprehensive and efficient access to talent, and gives colleges more tools to drive student engagement and increase student employment. Launched in 2014, Handshake is the ultimate career network and recruiting platform for college students and young alumni. With over 500 U. S. universities, 8 million students, and 200,000 companies (including 95% of the Fortune 500), Handshake is designed to transform the recruiting experience for students, recruiters, and career centers. Handshake, headquartered in San Francisco, CA, has raised $34 million in funding from Spark Capital, KPCB, Lightspeed Ventures, True Ventures, and Lowercase Capital. Read more about Handshake at www.joinhandshake.com.
4 months ago
Database Administrator
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Description
- Handshake is recruiting Database Administrator Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.
- The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
- The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs.
- The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
- You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field.
- Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.
- Qualifications include at least 4 years of professional experience in relevant work, such as modifying databases, planning security measures, upgrading database systems, specifying access levels, testing database changes, training users, providing technical support, developing data models, evaluating industry trends, and participating in asynchronous work with AI labs.
- Application process involves creating a Handshake account, uploading your resume, verifying identity, getting matched to projects, and starting work.
- Work authorization info notes that F-1 students eligible for CPT or OPT may qualify for projects; STEM OPT is not supported.
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Requirements
- You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
- Modifying existing databases and database management systems or directing programmers and analysts to make changes.
- Planning, coordinating, and implementing security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure.
- Planning and installing upgrades of database management system software to enhance performance and stability.
- Specifying users and access levels for each database segment.
- Testing changes to database applications or systems to ensure functionality and data integrity.
- Testing programs or databases, correcting errors, and making necessary modifications.
- Training users and answering database-related questions.
- Providing technical support to junior staff or clients.
- Approving, scheduling, planning, and supervising the installation and testing of new products or system improvements, such as database upgrades.
- Developing standards and guidelines for software acquisition and data protection.
- Writing and coding logical and physical database descriptions, specifying identifiers to management systems, or directing others in this process.
- Developing data models describing data elements, relationships, and usage patterns using modeling tools or software.
- Selecting and entering codes to monitor database performance and create production databases.
- Identifying, evaluating, and recommending hardware or software technologies to achieve desired database performance.
- Reviewing procedures in database management system manuals and making appropriate updates or optimizations.
- Identifying and evaluating industry trends in database systems to advise management on emerging best practices.
- Reviewing workflow charts developed by programmer analysts to understand database tasks and record updates.
- Revising company data definitions as documented in the data dictionary.
- You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.
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Benefits
- Flexible, remote work environment
- No minimum hours, most work 5-20 hours per week
- Opportunity to learn new skills and contribute to AI development
- Participation in a year-round project with periodic opportunities