Security Engineer, Grammarly

Enterprise Security

Salary not provided
AWS
Python
Java
Linux
Go
Windows
Mid and Senior level
Berlin
Remote from Germany

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Grammarly

AI-powered writing assistant

Job no longer available

Grammarly

AI-powered writing assistant

1001+ employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceLanguagesProductivityCommunicationSaaS

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
AWS
Python
Java
Linux
Go
Windows
Mid and Senior level
Berlin
Remote from Germany

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2CArtificial IntelligenceLanguagesProductivityCommunicationSaaS

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 able to collaborate in person 2 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to the hub where the team is based
  • Has 3+ years of experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or technical support experience
  • Has 3+ years of hands-on administration experience with Linux, Mac, and Windows systems
  • Has skills in any of the following security assurance areas: penetration testing, code review, and threat modeling
  • Has working experience with cloud security concepts, including AWS and/or other public cloud technologies
  • Is familiar with the following technologies and frameworks: EDR, SIEM, SOAR, MITRE Att&ck, cyber kill chain
  • Is familiar with programming languages for automation purposes, such as Python, Java, or Go
  • Has a strong understanding of cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
  • Has excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks
  • Has strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security issues in understandable terms
  • Nurtures the talent in the team and raises the technical talent bar when recruiting for their team

Desirable

  • Malware reverse engineering
  • Product Security (PSIRT) experience, including triaging the impact of software vulnerabilities

What the job involves

  • The Security Engineer on the Enterprise Security team is responsible for protecting Grammarly's infrastructure, including the corporate environment within which all our employees do their work and our cloud infrastructure within which all our product offerings and services run
  • This role on the Enterprise Security team will be specific to our detection and response function
  • Perform forensics and lead response when security incidents occur, including triaging security alerts, taking the relevant mitigation steps, and engaging directly with internal stakeholders
  • Tune our alerting rules to reduce false positives and improve our signal-to-noise ratio
  • Participate in our team’s on-call incident response rotation
  • Streamline our security operations through automation - authoring runbooks, writing code, and building SOAR capabilities
  • Burn down the detection backlog to improve our detection coverage and accuracy
  • Assist with defining, creating, and maintaining SIEM detection rules and dashboards

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Insights

Top investors

44% employee growth in 12 months

Company

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

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Nov 2021

$200m

LATE VC

Oct 2019

$90m

LATE VC

Total funding: $400m

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 to include 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 positions 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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