Security Engineer, Platform Security

Grammarly is excited to offer a remote-first hybrid working model. Grammarly team members in this role must be based in the United States”, and, depending on business needs, they must meet in person for collaboration weeks, traveling if necessary to the hub(s) where their team is based.

This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that fosters trust and unlocks creativity.

About Grammarly

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 teams. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the Fortune 500 and teams at companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom get their point across—and get results—with best-in-class security practices that keep data private and protected. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 7 on the Forbes Cloud 100, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of Inc.’s Best Workplaces.

The Opportunity

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Security Engineer, Platform Security to join our Trust & Enterprise team. 

We’re looking for a Security Engineer to join our Platform Security team to achieve our ambitious goals. This person will substantially impact maintaining the trust of the millions of users who rely on Grammarly product offerings daily. They will drive security improvements across our cloud and data platform while empowering engineering teams to operate fast and safely.

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.

Your impact

As a Security Engineer - Platform Security, you will:

• Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to integrate robust security features directly into our platform.
• Design and implement advanced tooling and processes to comprehensively monitor and secure our platform infrastructure.
• Facilitate cross-team efforts among Cloud and Data Platform engineering groups to enhance security without compromising development speed.
• Develop and implement security processes to identify, evaluate, and mitigate security risks across our AI products.
• Design and Implement Just-In-Time (JIT) and role-based access controls to safeguard our production environment and customer data effectively.
• Craft and apply a strategic cloud and infrastructure security framework, contributing to the program's strategic direction and roadmap.
• Engage in proactive collaboration with diverse teams, from full-stack developers to ML engineers and data scientists, ensuring the integration of security best practices into every phase of the development lifecycle.

We’re looking for someone who

• 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.
• Possesses a proven track record in enhancing security across various data platforms, including Databricks, NoSQL, ElasticSearch, S3, and Kafka.
• Operates primarily as a 'security builder,’ working alongside engineering teams. This includes designing, implementing, and operating services with a strong focus on security.
• Has significant experience deploying Cloud and Data Infrastructure through Terraform, CloudFormation, or Cloud Development Kit (CDK), and proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, and Go.

Compensation and Benefits

Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing the following and more: 

• Excellent health care (including a wide range of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility benefits)
• Disability and life insurance options
• 401(k) and RRSP matching 
• Paid parental leave
• 20 days of paid time off per year, 12 days of paid holidays per year, two floating holidays per year, and unlimited sick days 
• Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)
• Annual professional development budget and opportunities

Grammarly takes a market-based approach to compensation, which means base pay may vary depending on your location. Our US locations are categorized into two compensation zones based on proximity to our hub locations.

Base pay may vary considerably depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The expected salary ranges for this position are outlined below by compensation zone and may be modified in the future.

United States: 

Zone 1: $280,000 - $399,000/year (USD)

Zone 2: $250,000 - $350,000/year (USD)

For more information about our compensation zones and locations where we currently support employment, please refer to this page. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

We encourage you to applyAt Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political belief, or any other characteristic protected by law. Grammarly is an equal opportunity employer and a participant in the US federal E-Verify program (US). We also abide by the Employment Equity Act (Canada).

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