Grammarly
Site Reliability Engineer
🇺🇸 Hybrid - San Francisco, CA
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $214K - $260K
💻 Software Engineering
🗓️ June 19th, 2025
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Edtech.com's Summary
Grammarly is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer to join their infrastructure team and ensure the reliability and scalability of backend systems. The role involves building software, collaborating with production engineering teams, and supporting the deployment of machine learning systems while improving automation mechanisms.
Highlights
- Scale Kubernetes-based control plane processing billions of events daily
- Enhance automation that adapts to workload changes
- Deploy machine learning systems company-wide
- Requires 5+ years as an SRE or DevOps engineer
- Experience in incident management and familiarity with Docker, Linux, and Terraform
- Proficiency with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Java and Kubernetes skills preferred but not mandatory
- Compensation range in the US Zone 1: $214,000 – $260,000 per year
- Comprehensive benefits including health care, 401(k) matching, paid leave, and professional development budget
- Part of Grammarly's Engineering department collaborating closely with EU production teams
Site Reliability Engineer Full Description
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.
About Grammarly
Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly helps people at 96% of the Fortune 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. 14 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 SRE to join our infrastructure team. This role will be responsible for building software to ensure the reliability of our back-end systems, working with engineers who develop them, and planning for our future growth. You will work with our existing production engineering teams in the EU as we transition away from a “you build it, you own it” model.
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 an SRE, you will
- Scale our Kubernetes-based control plane that processes billions of events per day.
- Improve our automation mechanisms that react to our workload.
- Deploy ML systems across the company.
Qualifications
- Has 5+ years of relevant experience as an SRE or DevOps engineer.
- Experience in participating in incident management processes.
- Familiarity with docker, linux, and terraform.
- Have used AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Java and Kubernetes skills preferred, but not required.
- 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: $214,000 – $260,000 /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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