Software Engineer, Grammarly

• Has 3+ years of relevant experience in designing, developing, and maintaining features for apps published in the Google Play Store
• Has strong experience in Kotlin
• Is well-versed in modern Android development patterns, such as MVVM
• Has solid experience with the Android SDK and commonly used Jetpack libraries
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, best practices and building custom UI elements
• Is skilled in multithreading and optimizing memory and performance for Android
• Has experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
• Is proficient in writing and maintaining unit tests and instrumentation tests to ensure high-quality releases
• Has experience integrating and consuming RESTful APIs
• Has experience with Mobile CI/CD systems, including automating builds, testing, and deployment processes
• 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

Desirable

• To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for an Android Engineer to join our Mobile Team
• In this role, you will have the opportunity to build new features and capabilities that elevate the Grammarly Android experience to a world-class standard
• 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
• You can hear more from our team on our technical blog
• Writing effectively on mobile devices remains challenging, especially in professional settings
• The Grammarly AI Writing Assistant was created to make effective and mistake-free writing accessible on mobile
• Since its launch in 2023, the writing assistant has gained significant traction, with users interacting with it over seventy times daily
• Creating a seamless writing assistant experience presents unique challenges—there is no room for delays or glitches in a product that people rely on for instant responses
• As an Android Engineer on our team, you will:
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Machine Learning teams to bring new ideas from concept to production
• Contribute to the evolving architecture of our mobile products, ensuring exceptional responsiveness and performance, even in resource-constrained environments
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks, identify bugs, and drive improvements to deliver a delightful user experience
• Tackle real-world communication challenges our users face daily, significantly enhancing how people communicate on mobile devices