1. What is a Mobile Engineer at Superhuman?
At Superhuman, a Mobile Engineer is responsible for building the fastest, most delightful, and most reliable mobile email experience on the planet. Superhuman is built on the premise that software should be lightning-fast, visually stunning, and highly efficient. As a member of the mobile team, you do not just build standard application screens; you craft high-performance, offline-first architectures, complex gesture engines, and micro-interactions that make the mobile app feel instantaneous.
This role is critical to the company's growth. With more professionals managing their inboxes on the go, the mobile application must seamlessly translate the speed and keyboard-driven efficiency of the desktop app into a touch-first interface. You will work on solving hard engineering challenges, including local data synchronization, real-time database caching, minimizing UI thread blocking, and optimizing memory usage to ensure the app runs flawlessly under constrained network and hardware conditions.
You will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to define the future of mobile productivity. Whether you specialize in iOS (Swift) or Android (Kotlin), your work will directly impact how thousands of high-profile professionals interact with their most critical tool every day.

