Machine Learning Engineer, Grammarly
Growth Lead
$254-399k
For Canadian applicants: $279,000 – $361,000 (CAD); Salary dependent on location
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AI-powered writing assistant
Job no longer available
AI-powered writing assistant
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$254-399k
For Canadian applicants: $279,000 – $361,000 (CAD); Salary dependent on location
More information about location
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
- Is able to collaborate in person 2 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to the hub where the team is based
- Has solid software engineering fundamentals, including knowledge of classical algorithms and data structures
- Has a solid understanding of the principles and best practices of developing software systems on a large scale
- Has the ability to apply machine learning algorithms to ad optimization tasks effectively
- Has strong knowledge of probability and statistics
- Has expertise in Python, its ecosystem, and Python-based ML tools and frameworks
- Has experience in the Ad Optimization domain, including knowledge of different types of ad channels, multi-channel budget allocation, and key marketing performance metrics
What the job involves
- As a Lead Machine Learning Engineer of the Growth org, you will transform how ML is applied to solve Growth problems
- Your work will directly impact the topline KPIs that Growth team contributes to the overall business
- You will lead research and exploration and help establish a robust ML development process for the organization
- This is a high-impact role with a direct line of the channel with the area leads and the senior leadership team
- Drive business impact by building scalable end-to-end machine learning solutions for challenging marketing problems
- Help Growth EPD and Marketing teams make data-driven decisions
- Your work will help drive multiple topline KPIs - LTV/CAC, number of activated and retained users, bookings revenue, etc
- Promote excellence and best practices across the machine learning team in research, implementation, tooling, and system design
- Work cross-functionally with various teams, including Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Data Science, ML Infrastructure, and Product
- Effectively communicate technical machine learning results in a business context where most people are not machine learning experts
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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