Director of Engineering
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Overview
At Superhuman, we’ve built the fastest email experience in the world — one that’s deeply loved by customers who get through their inboxes twice as fast. We recently joined forces with Grammarly to create an AI-native productivity suite that will redefine the future of work. Grammarly is recognized among Forbes Cloud 100, TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies, and Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in AI. As part of Grammarly’s productivity suite, you’ll join the Superhuman team in shaping the future of email and communication.
BUILD LOVE — We build products that people love by combining a team that cares about values, customers, and each other with a culture of magic and joy. CREATE MASSIVE IMPACT — We are reshaping how people work and building a household brand and a worldwide organization, combining premium product craft with enterprise-scale capabilities.
Role
- 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.
Qualifications
- 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: Proficient in backend technologies such as Go, Java/Scala, Ruby, Python, etc.
- AI Enthusiast: Believe AI will revolutionize how we work and how we create experiences for customers; leverage AI to boost productivity and impact.
- Leadership: Track record of leading and developing high-performing, inclusive, mission-driven teams.
- Remarkable Quality: Produce work that is striking and contributes to the state of the art.
- Excellent Communicator: Ability to distill complexity into clear messaging; effective across mediums; comfortable in a remote-first environment.
- Ownership: Take 100% responsibility for personal and company outcomes.
- Cares Deeply, Communicates Directly: Openly discuss and debate ideas; focus on customer and business impact.
- Bias to Action: Value speed and take thoughtful steps forward, even with uncertainty.
- Structured Project Management: Bring structure to tasks and break down large work into manageable pieces.
- Inclusive Facilitator: Prioritize inclusion as a project facilitator, people manager, and teammate.
- Location: Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA; remote-hybrid model.
Salary
Salary information: We take a market-based approach to compensation; base pay varies by location. In San Francisco, CA, starting salaries for candidates range from $264,000 to $385,000.
Equal Opportunity
We value our differences and encourage all to apply — especially those underrepresented in tech. Grammarly is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the US federal E-Verify program. We do not discriminate 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.
- Location:
- San Francisco
- Salary:
- $250,000 +
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering
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