Security Engineer

Superhuman 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.

Grammarly is now part of Superhuman, the AI productivity platform on a mission to unlock the superhuman potential in everyone. The Superhuman suite of apps and agents brings AI wherever people work, integrating with over 1 million applications and websites. The company’s products include Grammarly’s writing assistance, Coda’s collaborative workspaces, Mail’s inbox management, and Go, the proactive AI assistant that understands context and delivers help automatically. Founded in 2009, Superhuman empowers over 40 million people, 50,000 organizations, and 3,000 educational institutions worldwide to eliminate busywork and focus on what matters. Learn more at superhuman.com.

• Design and implement secure-by-default architectures that make the secure path the easiest path for developers across Superhuman's product ecosystem.
• Pioneer the use of AI and automation to scale security capabilities, from automated threat detection to AI-assisted code reviews and vulnerability analysis.
• Build bridges between technical and non-technical teams by translating security requirements into actionable roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Balance security excellence with product innovation, making risk-informed decisions that safeguard customer data while enabling Superhuman to move fast.
• Stand with the Security Team at the forefront of AI security, where you'll help define the playbook for protecting AI-powered systems and tackle novel security challenges.

• Has 3+ years of experience working on a Security team, ideally for a SaaS company.
• Experience working in one or more Security domains: Application, Cloud, Corporate/Enterprise, Offensive, Platform, Detection and Response, or Security Intelligence.
• Solid understanding of security fundamentals, including risk assessments, threat modeling, and best practices within your area of expertise.
• Proficient in at least one general-purpose programming language.
• The ability to think like an adversary to identify risk, and then build like an engineer to mitigate those risks.
• An interest in using AI to solve Security challenges at scale.
• 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.

Superhuman 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

Superhuman 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 location.

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.

Zone 1: $180,000 – $290,000/year (USD)

At Superhuman, 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. Superhuman 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).