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Grammarly · 7 hours ago

Software Engineer, Data Platform

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$225K/yr - $275K/yr

10+ years exp

Grammarly is now part of Superhuman, an AI productivity platform aiming to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. The Senior Engineer on the Data Platform team will shape the architecture and technical strategy of the data platform, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive data initiatives.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Architect and lead the development of large-scale systems for data pipelines, data lakes that handle billions of daily events

Design and implement solutions that ensure data is available, secure, and scalable across the platform, enabling real-time and batch processing

Make high-level architectural decisions about system design, technology choices, and platform evolution, ensuring scalability and long-term sustainability

Collaborate with key stakeholders, such as product teams, data engineers, back-end developers, and ML engineers, to build tools & frameworks that power analytics, product features, and data-driven workflows

Work with business stakeholders such as Analytics Engineering and Data Science teams to build high-impact data products enabling business-critical features, research, and experimentation with a focus on efficiency and alignment

Collaborate with Leadership in devising the charter and technical roadmaps

Mentor engineers across back-end infrastructure and data engineering disciplines, fostering a culture of collaboration and technical excellence

Qualification

Data engineeringSQLETL/ELT design patternsCloud infrastructureSparkKafkaTerraformData governanceCollaborationCommunicationStrategic thinkingMentoring

Required

Brings at least 10 years of experience in large-scale distributed computing systems, with expertise in both data engineering and data modeling

Has 5+ years of experience managing live production environments, including high-load systems or data-intensive workflows with a focus on uptime and reliability

Expert in SQL and proficient in technologies like Spark, Kafka, Terraform, and in at least one programming language commonly used for data engineering (e.g., Python, Scala, or Java)

Strong knowledge of ETL/ELT design patterns, orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Dagster), and data quality frameworks

Ability to design scalable, secure, and maintainable data models and architectures, and understanding of data governance, privacy regulations (GDPR/CCPA)

Hands-on experience with modern data storage technologies (e.g., Delta Lake, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift)

Is a strategic thinker, able to evaluate whether to build internally or leverage third-party solutions, ensuring the right balance between speed, scalability, and long-term viability

Is an excellent communicator and collaborator, able to work across diverse teams and stakeholders, translates business needs into robust data solutions, and ensures alignment on technical goals

Has a demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance, proactively manages tasks and priorities across multiple projects, analyzes and executes work efficiently, collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams, and thrives in fast-paced, results-driven environments

Benefits

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 flexible sick time

Generous stipends (including those for caregiving, pet care, wellness, your home office, and more)

Annual professional development budget and opportunities

Company

Grammarly

Glassdoor4.1

Grammarly stands with Ukraine. We invite you to do the same.

Founded in 2009

San Francisco, California, US

1001-5000 employees

https://www.grammarly.com/jobs/

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (43)

2024 (33)

2023 (26)

2022 (16)

2021 (27)

2020 (13)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Rahul Roy-Chowdhury

Chief Executive Officer

Alex Shevchenko

Co-Founder, Board Member