Senior Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering

We exist so that professionals end each day feeling happier, more productive, and closer to achieving their potential.

Our customers get through their inboxes twice as fast; many see inbox zero for the first time in years.

Today we are…

• The fastest email experience in the world

• Loved and adored: see what our customers say

📣 We've joined forces with Grammarly to build the AI-native productivity suite of the future, with Superhuman as the central communication layer. This partnership accelerates our mission to help professionals achieve their potential — now at even greater scale.

Come shape the future of email, communication, and productivity!

At Superhuman, we deeply understand how to build products that people love. We incorporate fun and play; we infuse magic and joy; we make experiences that amaze and delight.

It all starts with the right team — a team that deeply cares about values, customers, and each other.

We're not solving a small problem, and we're not addressing a small market. We're going after email; the one activity that consumes more of our work day than any other.

Our ambition doesn't stop there. Next: calendars, notes, contacts, and team communication. We are building the productivity platform of the future.

We have created the frameworks for how to build product market fit and redefined the narrative of how to onboard customers successfully. We have shown the world it’s possible to build a premium productivity brand. Our investors included Andreessen Horowitz, First Round Capital, IVP, Tiger Global Management, Sam Altman, and the founders of Gmail, Dropbox, Reddit, Discord, Stripe, GitHub, AngelList, and Intercom.

This time, we’re swinging beyond the fences and fundamentally rethinking how individuals and teams should collaborate. We are building a household brand and a worldwide organization. We are here to do the best work of our lives, and we hope you are too.

• Oversee and contribute to a multidisciplinary team of software engineers developing amazing user experiences.

• Serve as an engineering leader and technical expert.

• Create plans and processes, and drive execution for the engineering team.

• Hire and mentor a world-class team, including providing coaching and career guidance.

• Advocate for code quality, new technologies, and architectural design within the company.

• Follow projects from inception through implementation to help ensure they are on time and of remarkable quality.

• Support initiatives to improve engineering efficiency, quality, and happiness.

• Collaborate with product and delight teams to ship incredible features and products.

• Experience: You have 10+ years of experience contributing to engineering teams including 5+ years as a hands-on contributor, and 3+ years of leading teams.

• Technical Skills: You’re proficient in backend technologies such as Go, Java/Scala, Ruby, Python, etc.

• AI Enthusiast: You believe AI will revolutionize how we work as well as the experiences that 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.

• Leadership: You have a track record of leading and developing high-performing, inclusive, and mission-driven teams.

• Remarkable Quality: You produce work that is striking, worthy of attention, and a contribution to the state of the art.

• Excellent Communicator: You're able to distill complexity into clear and concise messaging. You’re effective across various mediums and are excellent at working in a remote-first environment.

• Start-to-Finish Ownership: You take 100% responsibility for your own outcomes as well as the outcomes of the company.

• Cares Deeply, Communicates Directly: You discuss and debate ideas openly. You focus on the customer and business ‘so what' and encourage stakeholders to take impactful action.

• Bias to Action: You value speed. You take thoughtful and prompt steps forward, even in the face of uncertainty, recognizing action is the catalyst for progress and growth.

• Structured Project Manager: You have honed a systematic way of running your projects. You bring structure to your to-do list and know how to break down large tasks into smaller pieces to get things done.

• Inclusive Facilitator: You build a culture of inclusion as your first priority. You advocate for this as a project facilitator, people manager, and teammate, and are comfortable guiding through an inclusive lens.

• Location: We're considering candidates based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. We operate in a remote-hybrid model.

Our starting salaries for candidates based in San Francisco, CA range from $264,000-$385,000. The salary range does not reflect total compensation, which includes base salary, benefits, and company stock options.

This range is intentionally broad because we are open to considering candidates at multiple levels of seniority within engineering. The exact salary offered will depend on the candidate’s skills, experience, and the level at which they join our team.

Taking Care of Your Future 🙏

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family

• Mental health support and counseling services

• Retirement savings plans with employer matching

• Life and disability insurance coverage

Generous Time Off 🏝

• Generous paid vacation days and public holidays

• Comprehensive parental and caregiver leave policies

Investing in Your Growth ✍️

• Professional development budget for courses, training, and books

• Regular feedback and career development check-ins

Setting You Up For Success 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏾‍💻

• MacBook Pro laptop for your work

• Standard setup with monitor, keyboard, and mouse/trackpad

• Generous budget to make your workspace your own

At Superhuman, we value diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.