Software Engineer, Chalk
$120-220k
+ Equity
Data platform for inference
Job no longer available
Data platform for inference
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$120-220k
+ Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build data infrastructure to answer the world’s hardest questions.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years experience of professional backend software engineering experience
- Strong working knowledge of computer science fundamentals. We’re not looking for experience from drilling leet code – we need folks who are comfortable building and maintaining real systems
- Comfort with leading development of new components of existing systems, and with taking ownership of existing software
- Track record of learning new concepts quickly
- Ability to work autonomously & to make pragmatic tradeoffs with an eye towards business outcomes
- Strong communication skills
Desirable
- Experience implementing data infrastructure
- Experience with distributed systems/compilers/query planners
- Experience with Rust
- Experience with developing PaaS-like software
What the job involves
- We are hiring Software Engineers to join our new New York City office
- This is an opportunity to join us in-person as an early employee and make a large impact at a high growth start-up
- You will tackle challenging engineering problems with a high degree of autonomy and ownership
- We are looking for a software engineer with a strong background in systems engineering
- At Chalk we are solving problems drawn from the fields of DBMS query planning & optimization, compilers, and distributed analytical data processing systems
- Chalk uses dynamic and static analysis of Python programs in order to optimize arbitrary user Python code, infers and orchestrates infrastructure implied by the structure of that code, and tracks metadata about flow of data through these systems
- Work directly with Chalk’s co-founders to productionize our first iteration
- Write Python and Rust
- Design, implement, ship, and maintain significant components of our query planning and execution engine
- Iterate rapidly to improve Chalk’s platform in response to customer needs
Our take
The applications of AI and machine learning are undeniable and vast. However, much of its existing infrastructure was built to support large and lengthy jobs, opposed to the real-time decisions required for the technology to be useful to sectors such as fintech, eCommerce, healthcare and insurance.
This is where Chalk steps in, supplying backbone infrastructure to support real-time AI and ML applications. Its data platform includes features such as a compute engine, an LLM toolchain and integrated monitoring - with applications including anti-fraud, risk assessment and predictive maintenance. Importantly, any data source can be integrated with the platform, meaning the real-time decisions can be made with real-time data.
It's certainly an intriguing proposal, and one that has seen the company net over $60M in funding (and grabbing itself a $500M valuation). It's most recent investment will be used to accelerate development of its platform, onboard new customers, and grow its engineering and go-to-market hubs in San Francisco and New York. Putting the company in a very tasty position for future success.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
May 2025
$50m
SERIES A
Dec 2023
$10m
SEED
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Expert healthcare guidance and live one-on-one support
- 401(k) retirement savings
- Generous holiday schedule
- Generous PTO annually
- Daily lunch and dinner on us
- Flex commuter benefits
- Grab a ride home on us
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Marc Freed-Finnegan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Product Lead (Merchant Journey) at Stripe. Co-founded and was CEO of Index, which was acquired by Stripe. Worked at Google for 5 years, ultimately as Product Lead for Google Wallet.
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