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About the role
Superhuman is building the AI productivity platform that works everywhere people do - and the back end is where the intelligence lives. On the Mail team, our Back-End engineers build the systems that power calendar, scheduling, and AI-driven workflows, from the real-time infrastructure behind Superhuman Mail to the services that connect our AI layer to users across desktop, web, and mobile. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in back-end development, with strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and system design
- Experience building, deploying, and debugging production systems at scale
- Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure)
- Comfort working with AI-powered systems — whether that's building infrastructure for LLM-based features, managing agentic workflows, or integrating with ML pipelines. Prior experience building backend services for AI products is a plus
- Fluency with AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) and a point of view on how they change the way teams build software
- Experience with real-time systems, event-driven architectures, or high-throughput API design is a plus
More about this role
Superhuman offers a remote-flexible working model for this particular role on the Mail team. This gives team members plenty of focus time and the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they’re based, while staying closely connected to a collaborative, tight-knit team culture. For those based in San Francisco, New York City, or Seattle, a hybrid setup is also available.
Superhuman is the AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. The Superhuman suite of apps and agents brings AI wherever people work, integrating with over 1 million applications and websites. The company’s products include Grammarly’s writing assistance, Superhuman Docs’s collaborative workspaces, Mail’s inbox management, and Go, the proactive AI assistant that understands context and delivers help automatically. Founded in 2009, Superhuman empowers over 40 million people, 50,000 organizations, and 3,000 educational institutions worldwide to eliminate busywork and focus on what matters. Learn more at superhuman.com and about our values here .
Superhuman is building the AI productivity platform that works everywhere people do - and the back end is where the...
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