Director of Corporate Engineering, Grammarly
$281-360k
AI-powered writing assistant
Job no longer available
AI-powered writing assistant
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$281-360k
1001+ employees
Company mission
Grammarly's mission is to improve lives by improving communication.
Role
Who you are
- Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable
- Is able to collaborate in person in either New York City or San Francisco, and potentially other hubs, 4 weeks per quarter
- Has experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts and influencing enterprise architecture owned by other teams
- Demonstrates a strong track record of building and leading productive engineering and support teams
- Has the analytical ability to systematically break down ambiguous problems and build an execution plan
- Puts the user first when reasoning about trade-offs
- Leads by example and sets the right context for decisions
- Is passionate about helping internal users be more productive by improving their business objectives technology more effectively every day
- Is deeply technical and derives satisfaction from helping their team accomplish audacious goals
- Cares deeply, not only about the work but also about how the work is accomplished
- Thrives in environments where it’s necessary to make decisions with incomplete information, and can change course when presented with new data
- Likes working at multiple levels of the technical stack
- Is curious and has a learning mindset
What the job involves
- Partner with multiple stakeholders (engineering, finance, marketing, workplace experience, etc.) to build cohesion and empower collaboration at Grammarly through exceptional customer support and enterprise technologies
- Foster a metrics-driven engineering and service culture focused on impact and the fastest path to value
- Navigate the high-ambiguity fast-paced organizational environment – evolve services, tools, and processes iteratively. Reassess the existing foundation and make informed decisions on whether keep it or rebuild it
- Own and direct a long-term technical roadmap that aligns with organizational business objectives, including a special focus on enabling remote and in-person productivity of every Grammarlian and our partners
- Hire and mentor your team members, helping them advance in their careers
- Further grow your organization – splitting into teams, establishing the separation of concerns, and building robust processes to achieve a high level of reliability, simplicity, and productivity
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.
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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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