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 theFortune 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 Cloud 100, one of ’s 100 Most Influential Companies, one of ’s Most Innovative Companies in AI, and one of ’s Best Workplaces.
To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Research Scientist, Advanced Natural Language, to join our Strategic Research team. The person in this role will work on the strategic research team, with the goal of propelling the company to the forefront of technology. The responsibilities of this role include working on strategic research and product technology. The role requires collaborating with industry and academia to advance the company's research and development efforts.
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 member of the strategic research team, you will:
- Work on challenging research problems alongside a group of top-notch researchers.
- Effectively utilize unique datasets and computing resources for your research, and collaborate with the product teams to develop cutting-edge products.
- Contribute to the research community by publishing results and participating in conferences and workshops.
- Has deep and broad expertise in modern machine learning methods related to natural language processing.
- Has experience in Deep Learning, LLMs, and/or classical methods.
- Can define the directions and perform strategic breakthrough research that improves life for millions of people.
- Is able to effectively collaborate with other teams at the company and external business and research organizations.
- Has practical skills using modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch, JAX, HuggingFace, Weights and Biases, and others.
- 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.
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 and Canada locations are categorized into compensation zones based on each geographic region’s cost of labor index.
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: $329,000 – $399,000/year (USD)
Zone 2: $296,000 – $359,000/year (USD)
Canada:
Zone 1: $279,000 – $361,000/year (CAD)
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.
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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What We Do
Grammarly’s digital writing assistant helps 30 million people and 70,000 teams write more clearly and effectively every day. In building a product that scales across multiple platforms and devices, Grammarly works to empower users whenever and wherever they communicate.
Why Work With Us
At Grammarly, we’re defining what a digital writing assistant can be. So far, we help 30 million people and 30,000 teams communicate every day, and we’re always pushing the possibilities of our product. With a globally connected team that collaborates with autonomy and trust, we’re focused on long-term success—and excited about our future.
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