154K–258K USD / year
Software Engineer, Back-End
BackendRemote — United States
Published on 2026-10-28
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About this role
Build and operate back-end services that power AI agents and products across Superhuman’s suite. Work on agent orchestration, scheduling, session history, APIs, and real-time infrastructure, with an emphasis on reliability and scale.
About the company
Superhuman is an email productivity tool designed to enhance users' efficiency and workflow. The company serves professionals looking to optimize their email management through innovative features and streamlined processes.
The team
Engineering, Product, Design, and Marketing (EPDM)
What you'll do
- Build and operate high-throughput services for AI agent orchestration, integrations, and real-time data pipelines.
- Develop platform services such as task schedulers, conversation history, protocols, and APIs.
- Collaborate with AI/ML, Product, and Front-End engineers to ship features.
- Build infrastructure as code and support high availability for consumer and enterprise customers.
- Document, test, and improve service reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of back-end development experience.
- Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and system design.
- Experience deploying and debugging production systems at scale.
- Experience with AWS or another cloud platform.
- Deep understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and collaborate across functions.
- Strong product instincts and sound speed-versus-reliability judgment.
- Fluency with AI coding tools and a considered perspective on their use.
Nice to have
- Experience building back-end services for AI products or integrating with ML pipelines.
- Experience with real-time systems, event-driven architectures, or high-throughput APIs.
Benefits
- Equity offered.
- 20 days of paid time off, 12 paid holidays, two floating holidays, and flexible sick time.
- Paid parental leave.
- 401(k) or RRSP matching.
- Medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits.
- Professional development budget and stipends, including home-office and wellness support.