# Software Engineer, Back-End (LLM Agents) at Superhuman

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> Responsibilities: - Design and build LLM-powered, agentic fe

- **Company:** Superhuman (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/superhuman)
- **Location:** Germany
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Back-end engineering, LLM integration, Agentic AI, Java, Go, Python, AWS, GCP, Infrastructure as code, System design, API development, Scalability, Latency optimization, Software architecture, Data structures, Algorithms
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-08-25
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-08-25
- **Status:** May no longer be active (posted more than 60 days ago)
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Superhuman%20Platform%20Inc/1c0affb5-b743-4ddd-ba10-6ec801cc64ee (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/software-engineer-back-end-llm-agents-superhuman

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Design and build LLM-powered, agentic features end-to-end: services, protocols, and data flows.
- Ship quickly: iterate in short cycles, deploy changes early, and learn from user behavior.
- Ensure production-grade reliability and low-latency at high call rates for consumer and enterprise users.
- Collaborate across stack boundaries (client, shared protocols, infra) when product needs demand it.
- Make trade-offs on cost, latency, and quality specific to AI workloads; own feature lifecycle.
- Instrument, monitor, and support services in production; participate in incident resolution.

Requirements:
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience with strong system design and production service ownership.
- Proficiency in one or more backend languages (Java, Go, Python) and experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
- Experience or strong interest in LLM/agentic systems, inference patterns, and AI-related infrastructure.
- Solid understanding of scalability, latency optimization, and reliability engineering for high-throughput services.
- Comfortable estimating scope, making technical trade-offs, and shipping with minimal supervision.
- Must be based in Berlin (role requires Berlin-based hybrid working).

## Responsibilities

You will design and build scalable, LLM-powered agentic features from concept to production while managing technical trade-offs. You will also collaborate across the stack to ensure high availability and performance for both consumer and enterprise customers.

## Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of back-end development experience and proficiency in Java, Go, or Python. Hands-on experience with LLM-powered features and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP is required.

## FAQ

- **Is this Software Engineer, Back-End (LLM Agents) role still open?** It was posted on 2026-08-25. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check Superhuman's site before applying.
- **Does Superhuman offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Superhuman's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Germany. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Back-end engineering, LLM integration, Agentic AI, Java, Go, Python, AWS, GCP, Infrastructure as code, System design, API development, Scalability, Latency optimization, Software architecture, Data structures, Algorithms.

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