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Grammarly Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.
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About Grammarly
Grammarly is the trusted AI assistant for communication and productivity, helping over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations do their best work. Companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom rely on Grammarly to brainstorm, compose, and enhance communication that moves work forward. Grammarly works where you work, integrating seamlessly with over 500,000 applications and websites. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 7 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 an Engineering Manager to lead our Identity Platform team. In this role, you will lead the engineering team responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the company's identity technology stack, which spans a wide breadth and is the core platform on top of which all other features are built. The candidate will drive strategy, vision, and execution for this team to enable building scalable, reliable, secure, efficient, and ubiquitous abstraction layers for identity capabilities.
The ideal candidate is a technical leader with a strong software development background and considerable experience in IAM concepts. They should also showcase the ability to lead teams effectively in a fast-paced environment, following our EAGER values and MOVE principles.
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 Identity Platform Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for
Defining the vision, technical strategy, and roadmap for Identity Platform, collaborating with relevant stakeholders, leading and mentoring a team of software engineers, and staying informed on emerging technologies in IAM (Identity & Access Management) areas. Enabling the Identity Platform team to be efficient via streamlined execution and technical mentoring. Stakeholder management, by partnering with product, design, and team members, acts as a bridge between engineering and other cross-functional teams to provide a best-in-class user and admin experience. Security, governance, and compliance by ensuring the Identity stack complies with data privacy and security standards and establishing best practices for tracking, reporting, and data management overall. Scale the team and organization by helping with hiring the brightest talent to Grammarly. Be involved in driving org and company-level OKRs outside of the team's deliverables.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role focused on back-end product engineering, team building, and reliable and scalable distributed systems. Strong experience in software development and system architecture, focusing on back-end technologies. Subject matter expertise in IAM or leading IAM or similar teams would be a plus! Ability to be data-driven, leveraging modern technologies. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment. High ownership mindset to drive impactful OKRs across multiple teams. Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and still have a bias for action. 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.
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 flexible sick time 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.
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: $260,000 – $340,000/year (USD)
We encourage you to apply
At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations. 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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Engineering Manager, Identity
role at
Grammarly Join to apply for the
Engineering Manager, Identity
role at
Grammarly Grammarly offers a dynamic hybrid working model for this role. This flexible approach gives team members the best of both worlds: plenty of focus time along with in-person collaboration that helps foster trust, innovation, and a strong team culture.
Scroll down to find the complete details of the job offer, including experience required and associated duties and tasks.
About Grammarly
Grammarly is the trusted AI assistant for communication and productivity, helping over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations do their best work. Companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom rely on Grammarly to brainstorm, compose, and enhance communication that moves work forward. Grammarly works where you work, integrating seamlessly with over 500,000 applications and websites. Founded in 2009, Grammarly is No. 7 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 an Engineering Manager to lead our Identity Platform team. In this role, you will lead the engineering team responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the company's identity technology stack, which spans a wide breadth and is the core platform on top of which all other features are built. The candidate will drive strategy, vision, and execution for this team to enable building scalable, reliable, secure, efficient, and ubiquitous abstraction layers for identity capabilities.
The ideal candidate is a technical leader with a strong software development background and considerable experience in IAM concepts. They should also showcase the ability to lead teams effectively in a fast-paced environment, following our EAGER values and MOVE principles.
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 Identity Platform Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for
Defining the vision, technical strategy, and roadmap for Identity Platform, collaborating with relevant stakeholders, leading and mentoring a team of software engineers, and staying informed on emerging technologies in IAM (Identity & Access Management) areas. Enabling the Identity Platform team to be efficient via streamlined execution and technical mentoring. Stakeholder management, by partnering with product, design, and team members, acts as a bridge between engineering and other cross-functional teams to provide a best-in-class user and admin experience. Security, governance, and compliance by ensuring the Identity stack complies with data privacy and security standards and establishing best practices for tracking, reporting, and data management overall. Scale the team and organization by helping with hiring the brightest talent to Grammarly. Be involved in driving org and company-level OKRs outside of the team's deliverables.
Qualifications
8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role focused on back-end product engineering, team building, and reliable and scalable distributed systems. Strong experience in software development and system architecture, focusing on back-end technologies. Subject matter expertise in IAM or leading IAM or similar teams would be a plus! Ability to be data-driven, leveraging modern technologies. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment. High ownership mindset to drive impactful OKRs across multiple teams. Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and still have a bias for action. 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.
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 flexible sick time 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.
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: $260,000 – $340,000/year (USD)
We encourage you to apply
At Grammarly, we value our differences, and we encourage all to apply—especially those whose identities are traditionally underrepresented in tech organizations. 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).
Seniority level
Seniority levelMid-Senior level Employment type
Employment typeFull-time Job function
Job functionInformation Technology and Engineering IndustriesSoftware Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Grammarly by 2x Get notified about new Engineering Manager jobs in
San Francisco Bay Area . San Mateo, CA $350,000.00-$500,000.00 1 week ago San Francisco, CA $275,000.00-$325,000.00 2 weeks ago Director, Capital Equipment Manufacturing Engineering San Jose, CA $213,000.00-$251,000.00 1 week ago Foster City, CA $210,375.00-$272,250.00 1 week ago San Francisco, CA $200,000.00-$250,000.00 2 months ago San Francisco Bay Area $225,000.00-$275,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $150,000.00-$250,000.00 2 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $210,000.00-$290,000.00 3 weeks ago San Francisco Bay Area $160,000.00-$300,000.00 3 weeks ago San Francisco, CA $220,000.00-$275,000.00 5 days ago San Francisco, CA $300,000.00-$450,000.00 3 days ago Fremont, CA $203,000.00-$292,100.00 2 weeks ago Head of Engineering - Technology, Media, Telecom San Francisco Bay Area $250,000.00-$300,000.00 3 weeks ago Redwood City, CA $180,000.00-$220,000.00 3 months ago Alameda, CA $185,000.00-$262,000.00 2 weeks ago Mountain View, CA $200,000.00-$225,000.00 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.
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