Software Engineer, macOS

The opportunity

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 professional teams every day.

From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly’s product offerings help people at 96% of the Fortune 500 get their point across and get results.

Grammarly has been profitable for over a decade because we’ve stayed true to our values and built an enterprise-grade product that’s secure, reliable, and helps people do their best work without selling their data.

We’re proud to be one of Inc.’s best workplaces, a Glassdoor Best Place to Work, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI.

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a macOS Software Engineer to join us. Opportunities are available for both the Grammarly for Mac team and the Core Product team.

These teams are responsible for the end-to-end development of a product offering that helps deliver Grammarly’s sophisticated AI system to Mac users.

We aim to help users achieve their goals anywhere they communicate. That’s why we have integrated Grammarly with the Mac platform : to make effective and mistake-free writing even more ubiquitous.

This Software Engineer will work with a team of engineers fueled by creativity and exploration, focusing on bringing our sophisticated AI system directly to Mac users.

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 macOS Software Engineer, you will build a new complex and multifaceted product offering, which will offer you opportunities for creativity and innovative problem-solving.

In this role, 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 product offerings built for Apple platforms.
• Use Swift, AppKit, and CoreGraphics in your work while employing best engineering practices.

We’re looking for someone who

• 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 a quarter, traveling if necessary.
• Has strong knowledge of Swift, OOD, and OOP, as well as multithreading (GCD).
• Brings strong software engineering fundamentals, including knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Is fluent in engineering best practices : code review, test coverage, and monitoring.
• 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 (preferred but not required).

Support for you, professionally and personally

Professional growth : We believe that autonomy and trust are key to empowering our team members to do their best, most innovative work in a way that aligns with their interests, talents, and well-being.

We also support professional development and advancement with training, coaching, and regular feedback.

A connected team : Grammarly builds a product that helps people connect, and we apply this mindset to our own team. Our remote-first hybrid model enables a highly collaborative culture supported by our EAGER (ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable) values.

We work to foster belonging among team members in a variety of ways. This includes our employee resource groups, Grammarly Circles, which promote connection among those with shared identities including BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ team members, women, and parents.

We also celebrate our colleagues and accomplishments with global, local, and team-specific programs.

Comprehensive benefits : Grammarly offers all team members competitive pay along with a benefits package encompassing life care (including mental health care and risk benefits) and ample and defined time off.

We also offer support to set up a home office, wellness and pet care stipends, learning and development opportunities, and more.

Note that benefits may differ by location.