Software Engineer, Back-End - Mail (Canada)

Superhuman Labs, Inc.; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Superhuman is building the AI productivity platform and seeks a Back-End Engineer for the Mail team. You will build real-time services powering AI agent orchestration and message flows, collaborating with ML/AI, Product, and Front-End engineers.

You'll design scalable core platform services, implement infrastructure-as-code, and mentor junior engineers. The role emphasizes reliability, testing, and strong documentation within a remote-first, Vancouver-friendly setup.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of 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).
• Fluency with AI coding tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.).
• Experience with real-time systems, event-driven architectures, or high-throughput API design is a plus.
• Strong CI/CD and infrastructure as code expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Strong product instincts and balance between speed and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate high-throughput production services powering AI agent orchestration and data pipelines.
• Design and build core platform services to enable scalable systems.
• Collaborate with ML/AI, Product, and Front-End teams to ship AI-powered features end-to-end.
• Build and evolve infrastructure as code for high availability.
• Contribute to an engineering culture with documentation, testing, and reliability.
• Mentor and grow junior engineers on the team.

Skills

Back-end development

System design

Algorithms & data structures

CI/CD

Independent work

Cross-functional collaboration

AI tooling awareness

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Copilot

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

Software Engineer, Back-End - Mail (Canada)

Location

Remote - Canada

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Engineering, Product, Design, and Marketing Engineering

Compensation

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 Vancouver, a hybrid setup is also available.

About Superhuman

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, Coda’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 .

The Opportunity

Superhuman is building the AI productivity platform that works everywhere people do, and Superhuman Mail is central to how people communicate and get work done. Today we are…The fastest email experience in the world

On the Mail team, our Back-End engineers build the real-time systems that power our product, from the infrastructure behind every message flow to the AI layer that keeps work moving fast and intelligently.

This is backend work at the intersection of systems engineering and AI. You'll build the services that allow our agentic workflows to scale in Superhuman Mail, and the real-time infrastructure that connects our AI layer to users across every surface. You'll also help design the infrastructure that lets anyone create custom agents and publish them to a marketplace reaching tens of millions of users.

Superhuman's engineers have the freedom to innovate and shape the product roadmap. The complexity of our technical challenges is growing rapidly as we scale AI-powered features across every surface. You can hear more from our team on our technical blog .

As a Back-End Engineer, you will:

Build and operate high-throughput production services that power AI agent orchestration, connector integrations, and real-time data pipelines.

Design and build core platform services to allow our systems to scale.

Collaborate closely with ML/AI, Product, and Front-End engineers to ship AI-powered features end to end.

Build and evolve infrastructure as code, targeting high availability for both consumer and enterprise customers.

Contribute to an engineering culture with a strong emphasis on documentation, testing, and reliability.

Mentor and grow junior engineers on the team.

Qualifications

8+ 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).

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.

Deep understanding of CI/CD and infrastructure as code.

Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities across multiple projects, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Strong product instincts — you care about the end-user experience and can make good tradeoffs between speed and reliability.

We invite you to share your knowledge, experience, and goals with us to help us find the best team match for you. Tell us your superpower!

Compensation and Benefits

Superhuman offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more:

Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)

Disability and life insurance options

401(k) and RRSP matching

Paid parental leave

20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and flexible sick time

Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)

Annual professional development budget and opportunities

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 by compensation zone and may be modified in the future.

At Superhuman, we value our differences, and we encourage all—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations—to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of 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. Superhuman 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).