Software Engineer, Grammarly
Security Automation
AI-powered writing assistant
Job no longer available
AI-powered writing assistant
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
Grammarly's mission is to improve lives by improving communication.
Role
Who you are
- Has some experience with the following:
- AWS or other cloud offerings (GCP, Azure, etc.)
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) systems (e.g., GitLab or GitHub)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
- Container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
- Has an interest in cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
- Is familiar with programming languages such as Python, Go or Java
- Is knowledgeable about cloud security best practices and technologies
- Demonstrates perseverance when faced with challenging technical issues
- 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
- Is able to meet in person for their team’s scheduled collaboration weeks, traveling if necessary to the hub where their team is based
What the job involves
- Design and implement solutions to identify and mitigate security risks across our product and infrastructure
- Work horizontally across all code repositories
- Work closely with the product and engineering teams to integrate reproducible security practices into the product development lifecycle
- Develop, deploy, and maintain a comprehensive security architecture to autocorrect when deviations or new issues are discovered
- Educate and mentor team members on best practices in security and automation
- Keep up-to-date with the latest security systems, standards, authentication protocols, and products
- Represent Grammarly’s security engineering team both within and outside of the company
- User trust is at the heart of everything we do. To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our Security Automation team
- This person will substantially impact maintaining the trust of the millions of users who rely on Grammarly product offerings every day
- They will drive security improvements across the entire stack, from the UI to the back-end to the underlying server infrastructure
- 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
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, including 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 position 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.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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 HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Alex Shevchenko
(Co-Founder & 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
(Co-Founder & 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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