Compensation Overview

Grammarly is excited to offer a remote-first hybrid working model. Grammarly team members in this role must be based in the United States or Canada, 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. 14 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 macOS Software Engineer to join our Core Experience team. This role will help build a new product that will integrate directly with the macOS operating system and provide the Grammarly experience in many apps where users communicate. This person will engage in building delightful UI and integrating core Grammarly features from scratch. We use Swift, AppKit, and CoreGraphics in our work while employing the best engineering practices and improving our development approach in general.

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.

As a Software Engineer, macOS you will:

• Contribute to creating the foundation of a robust and well-thought-out architecture.
• Innovate to break through technical limitations and deliver delightful features.
• Build non-trivial UX solutions with complex UI elements.
• Achieve minimum latency while working with complex documents.
• Ensure the product is performant by applying your knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Develop shared components used in different Grammarly products built for Apple platforms.
• Use Swift, AppKit, and CoreGraphics in your work while employing best engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Brings strong software engineering fundamentals, including knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Harnesses their attention to detail to create delightful experiences.
• Has strong knowledge of Swift; OOD and OOP; and multithreading (GCD).
• Has experience with performance and memory tuning with tools.
• Keeps privacy in mind when building solutions.
• Is excited about finding an optimal solution in situations of uncertainty.
• Enjoys fast-paced delivery and a consistent feedback loop.
• Has experience developing desktop applications that work with Mac Internals.
• 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.

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. In Canada, all locations where we support employment are considered “Zone 1”. 

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.

We encourage you to apply

At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations—to apply. 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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