Senior Platform Engineer: Structured Data & Storage

Superhuman; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 163,500 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent health care

401(k) matching

20 days paid time off

Job summary

Superhuman is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Platform team, where you will contribute to the structured data storage layer of Superhuman Docs, enhancing how teams interact with data through flexible applications. You'll work on complex tables, server-side query optimization, and ensure system correctness under concurrency.

With a strong emphasis on performance engineering and database internals, this role requires more than just coding; it demands influence across engineering and product teams. Superhuman offers competitive compensation and a variety of perks to foster a great working environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of industry experience with relevant technologies.
• Deep experience with storage or database systems.
• Strong instincts for performance engineering.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the structured data storage layer.
• Drive improvements for large, complex tables at scale.
• Collaborate on server-side query planning.

Skills

Storage or database system internals

Performance engineering

Concurrency correctness

Query planning and execution

Job description

Superhuman is looking for a Software Engineer to join the Platform team, where you will contribute to the structured data storage layer of Superhuman Docs, enhancing how teams interact with data through flexible applications. You'll work on complex tables, server-side query optimization, and ensure system correctness under concurrency.

With a strong emphasis on performance engineering and database internals, this role requires more than just coding; it demands influence across engineering and product teams. Superhuman offers competitive compensation and a variety of perks to foster a great working environment.