Software Engineering Intern, Grammarly
More information about location
1-3 days a week in office
AI-powered writing assistant
Job no longer available
AI-powered writing assistant
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
More information about location
1-3 days a week in office
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 inspired by our MOVE principles, which are the blueprint for how things get done at Grammarly: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust
- Can collaborate in person in our Berlin hub a few days each week during the internship
- Is available to start on June, the 4th and commit for the entire duration of a twelve-week program
- Is currently enrolled in a full-time, degree-seeking program and in the process of obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field
- Is passionate about Grammarly’s mission—improving lives by improving communication
- Has strong computer science fundamentals: CS fundamentals can come from being self-taught, previous internships, what you’ve learned at school, passion projects, and more. However you got there, it’s great for us!
- Demonstrates strong communication skills, especially as it relates to technical collaboration
- Has proficiency in at least one programming language (Grammarly’s Engineering tech stack includes Java, JavaScript, C#, Python or Go but feel free to apply if your specialty is different!)
- For Security interns: Familiarity with common security vulnerabilities and mitigation (OWAS Top 10) is required
- Is excited to learn!
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineering Intern, you will help tackle some of Grammarly’s biggest Engineering challenges. In this role, you will:
- Work on end-to-end Engineering challenges directly related to your team’s high-level goals
- Ship code in your first week after orientation!
- Iterate quickly in a fast-paced environment and leverage your unique point of view to share feedback on product direction
- Partner with a mentor to scope, design, and execute a fully formed project over the duration of your internship
- Collaborate with a strong team of professionals from whom you can learn on a daily basis, especially with a mentor
- Get your hands on a variety of APIs, frameworks, and programming languages
- Learn from all the challenges that come from shipping a product to tens of millions of daily active users
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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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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