Software Engineer, Backend (Superhuman Mail)

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4 Locations
Remote or Hybrid
101K-306K Annually
Senior level
Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Productivity • Software • Generative AI
Good writing moves work forward.
The Role
The Software Engineer will design and scale back-end systems, improve features, ensure system reliability, and collaborate across teams while focusing on performance and security.
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SUPERHUMAN MAIL 👉

At Superhuman, we’ve built the fastest email experience in the world — one that's deeply loved and adored by customers who get through their inboxes twice as fast.

📣 Superhuman Mail, Grammarly, and Coda are now part of the Superhuman Suite, an 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. Learn more at superhuman.com.

BUILD LOVE 💜

At Superhuman, we have a deep understanding of how to build products that people love. We incorporate fun and play, infusing magic and joy to create experiences that amaze and delight. It all starts with the right team — a team that deeply cares about values, customers, and each other.

ROLE 👩🏽‍💻👨‍💻
  • Design, develop, and scale back-end systems that serve millions of users
  • Power amazing user experiences by building new features and improving existing ones
  • Evaluate and refine solutions to deliver a highly performant and exceptionally reliable back-end system
  • Become an expert in back-end development and expand your development across the stack and to various platforms
  • Collaborate across teams to define how our systems should evolve
  • Support code quality, new technologies, and architectural design within the company
  • Uphold and advance the security and reliability of Superhuman’s systems
  • Technologies we use: Go, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, Google Cloud
SOUND LIKE YOU? 🙌
  • Experience: You have 5+ years of software development experience, with at least 4 years focused on back-end development. You’re an expert in Go, TypeScript, or Python. You have deep expertise in architecting for performance and scale.
  • AI Enthusiast: You believe AI will revolutionize not only how we work but also the experiences we create for our customers. Driven by passion and curiosity, you leverage AI to dramatically increase your own productivity and the impact of your team.
  • Remarkable Quality: You produce work that is striking, worthy of attention, and a contribution to the state of the art.
  • Asynchronous Communicator: You’re effective across various mediums (especially Slack, Notion, and email) and can produce and consume detailed written materials as needed without sacrificing speed. You respond quickly and thoughtfully to help others and expedite the process.
  • Start-to-Finish Ownership: Acts with 100% responsibility for their own outcomes as well as the outcomes of the company.
  • Bias to action: Speed matters. Takes rapid and decisive steps forward, even in the face of uncertainty, recognizing that action is the catalyst for progress and growth.
  • Growth Mindset: You embrace challenges, welcome feedback, and believe you and others can always grow.
  • You have a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manages tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyzes and executes work efficiently, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrives in fast-paced, results-driven environments.
SALARY INFO 💸

Superhuman takes a market-based approach to compensation, which means base pay may vary depending on your location.

Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined below and may be modified in the future.

  • SF/NY/Seattle: $180,000-$306,000
  • Other US geographies: $162,000-$275,000
  • Canada: $128,000-$246,000 CAD
  • Mexico: $101,000-$199,000 MXN
COME JOIN US 🎟️

We value our differences, and we encourage all to apply — especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected by law. Grammarly is an equal opportunity employer and a participant in the US federal E-Verify program (US). We also abide by the Employment Equity Act (Canada).

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Kubernetes
Postgres
Python
Redis
Typescript

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2009

What We Do

Grammarly is the trusted AI assistant for communication and productivity, helping over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations do their best work. Companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom rely on Grammarly to brainstorm, compose, and enhance communication that moves work forward. Grammarly works where you work, integrating seamlessly with over 500,000 applications and websites. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 7 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

Why Work With Us

Grammarly is an exceptional team with a passion for life and language, impeccable technical skills, and tremendous drive. We are always looking to add remarkable people to our team. Please reach out if you want to learn more.

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