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Tech Lead Manager
Superhuman. Lead the small team building Superhuman Docs’ storage and calculation engine while remaining hands-on in the code .
Posted 11/12/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $206,000 - $280,000 per yearWebsite
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in database system internals, including query optimization and planning, while effectively leading a small engineering team. Balances hands-on coding with management responsibilities to drive product development and performance optimization.
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Database System InternalsQuery OptimizationEngineering ManagementHands-On Engineering ExperienceArchitectural Decision-Making
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Hard Skills
Query PlanningSQL ExecutionStorage-Engine InternalsB-TreesLSM TreesHTAP SystemsPerformance BenchmarkingExecution OptimizationAST ParsingFormula Language Contribution
Soft Skills
Technical DirectionFast Feedback
Tools & Technologies
TypeScriptSQLiteOperational TransformsWebSocketsOPFSReact
Industry Keywords
Calculation EngineInfrastructure ScalingDocument ComplexityPlayer-Coach Role
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesReactSQLSQLiteTypeScript
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead the small team building Superhuman Docs’ storage and calculation engine while remaining hands-on in the code
- Own invalidation, execution, and query planning for the calculation engine
- Make architectural decisions to scale infrastructure as usage and document complexity grow
- Provide technical direction to approximately 5 engineers
- Review code and designs and give fast feedback
- Profile and benchmark performance and close the gap between correctness and speed at scale
- Coordinate with teams building on top of the calculation engine
- Contribute to formula language and grammar, AST parsing, execution planning, execution optimization, and performance infrastructure
- Review difficult query-planning and execution tradeoffs
Requirements
What you’ll need- Experience working on database system internals, including query optimization, query planning, SQL execution, storage-engine internals such as B-Trees or LSM Trees, or HTAP systems
- 2–3+ years as an engineering manager or tech lead managing a small team of approximately 5 engineers
- Experience staying close to the code in a player-coach role
- Approximately half management and half hands-on engineering experience
- Desire to build a real product, not only infrastructure
- TypeScript, SQLite, Operational Transforms, WebSockets, OPFS, and React are nice-to-have skills, not requirements
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Benefits
Comp & perks- Excellent health care, including 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
- Flexible sick time
- Caregiving stipend
- Pet care stipend
- Wellness stipend
- Home office stipend
- Annual professional development budget
- Professional development opportunities
- Equity