Security Engineer, Grammarly
Product Security, Native Applications
$280-350k
AI-powered writing assistant
Open for applications
AI-powered writing assistant
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$280-350k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Grammarly's mission is to improve lives by improving communication.
Role
Who you are
- Has 6+ years of relevant experience in the security engineering space
- Has strong experience in native app security for at least one of our platforms (Android, iOS, macOS, Windows) and an interest in growing skills for the remainder
- Is familiar with programming languages such as C#/.Net, Swift, and Kotlin
- Has a strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations, particularly how they interact with native applications
- Has excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
- Has strong communication skills and can explain complex security issues in understandable terms
- Nurtures the talent in the team and raises the technical talent bar when recruiting for their team
- Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable
- Is inspired by our MOVE principles: move fast and learn faster; obsess about creating customer value; value impact over activity; and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust
What the job involves
- To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Security Engineer focused on native application security join the Product Security team within our Trust & Enterprise organization
- Our commitment to user trust is unwavering, and this new team member will play a crucial role in maintaining the trust of millions of users who rely on our products
- With their expertise, we can drive security enhancements throughout our portfolio of native applications (macOS, Windows, iOS, and Android)
- Grammarly’s engineers and researchers have the freedom to innovate and uncover breakthroughs—and, in turn, influence our product roadmap
- The complexity of our technical challenges is growing rapidly as we scale our interfaces, algorithms, and infrastructure
- Drive the security posture for our native applications
- Partner with the product and engineering teams to integrate reproducible security practices into the product development lifecycle
- Develop and implement security processes to identify, evaluate, and mitigate security risks in our native AI products
- Conduct threat models, code reviews, pen testing, and offensive security exercises, focusing on native applications
- Build solutions to technical security problems, fully working as an engineer and not merely an analyst
- Support our bug bounty security researcher community and maximize learning opportunities in our engineering processes
- Educate and mentor team members on security best practices
- Keep up-to-date with the latest security systems, standards, authentication protocols, and product offerings
- Represent Grammarly’s security engineering team both within and outside of the company
Our take
From professional writing to everyday correspondence, effective communication is critical. Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps people write clearly and without mistakes, checking spelling, grammar, and other potential pitfalls.
Grammarly was originally launched as a subscription service for students, although the platform has moved into the mainstream in the last decade. It went freemium in 2015 and now works across more than 500,000 applications and websites including email clients, enterprise software, and word processors. Paid tiers give users more tools beyond grammar and spelling checks to include things like word choice, sentence rewrites, tone adjustments, fluency, and formality level.
The company has been profitable since the beginning and now has a valuation of more than $13 billion, placing it among the 10 most valuable startups in the US. The AI writing assistant space is heating up, and Grammarly is hoping to defend its positions against offerings including Scalenut, Ginger and Microsoft's Editor by the release of its SDK, making it far easier to integrate Grammarly into other applications. So far this has been used in over 4,000 products and earned excellent ratings and increased user numbers of Grammarly's service.
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Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Nov 2021
$200m
LATE VC
Oct 2019
$90m
LATE VC
Total funding: $400m
Company benefits
- Support for professional development with training, coaching, and regular feedback
- Global, local, and team-specific events and programs
- Catered lunches
- Gym and recreation stipends
- Admission discounts
- Work from home opportunities
- Medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits, as well as equity
- Support to set up a home office
- Ample and defined time off
- 401(k) matching
Company values
- Ethical - Be honorable and earn trust by doing the right thing even when no one is watching, every time.
- Adaptable - Embrace change to evolve and succeed, with a positive, problem-solving attitude.
- Gritty - Achieve with passion and perseverance for goals, by doing whatever it takes to get the job done, whenever it’s necessary.
- Empathetic - Treat others as they want to be treated to work well together, by actively listening to put yourself in their shoes and then responding accordingly.
- Remarkable - Always be learning to develop quickly and be exceptional yet humble, by continually seeking out mentors and learning opportunities.
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Alex Shevchenko
(Board Member)Studied at Vienna's International University before receiving an MBA from the University of Toronto. Co-founded MyDropBox.com in 2006. The company was bought by Blackboard Inc. three years later. Co-founded Grammarly in 2009.
Max Lytvyn
(Head of Revenue & Board Member)Studied for an MBA at Vanderbilt University before joining Blacboard Inc. as Director of Product Strategy in 2007. Was General Manager and then Partner at Sciworth Labs from 2004 to 2013. Was a Board Member at Uniweb and invested in farmland investment platform FarmTogether.
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