Back-End Engineer for AI-Powered Platform | Hybrid NYC

Superhuman; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid parental leave

Paid time off

Professional development budget

Home office stipend

Job summary

Superhuman is seeking a Back-End Engineer to build and operate high-throughput services powering AI agent orchestration and real-time data pipelines. You’ll design core platform services, session/history data, and APIs connecting our AI engine to product surfaces.

The role collaborates with ML/AI, Product, and Front-End teams to ship features end to end. You will work across the Go, Mail, Docs, and Enterprise surfaces, driving reliable, scalable infrastructure with emphasis on documentation and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development with strong algorithms and system design.
• Experience building and operating production systems at scale.
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure).
• Familiar with AI-powered systems and backend AI infrastructure.
• Proficient with real-time systems or high-throughput APIs.
• Strong CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
• Ability to work independently and cross-functional teams.
• Strong product instincts and user-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate high-throughput production services powering AI agent orchestration.
• Design and build core platform services — task schedulers, history, APIs connecting AI engine to products.
• Collaborate across Go, Mail, Docs, and Enterprise surfaces to ship AI-powered features end to end.
• Mentor and grow junior engineers and contribute to reliable documentation and testing.
• Help scale AI-powered features across consumer and enterprise customers.

Skills

Go

Backend development

Distributed systems

AWS

AI integration

Real-time systems

CI/CD

API design

ML pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Go

AWS

Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

Superhuman is seeking a Back-End Engineer to build and operate high-throughput services powering AI agent orchestration and real-time data pipelines. You’ll design core platform services, session/history data, and APIs connecting our AI engine to product surfaces.

The role collaborates with ML/AI, Product, and Front-End teams to ship features end to end. You will work across the Go, Mail, Docs, and Enterprise surfaces, driving reliable, scalable infrastructure with emphasis on documentation and