Software Engineer, Chalk

• We are looking for software engineers who are comfortable solving business problems across all layers of the software stack
• We need engineers who can build world-class user experiences across CLI and web surfaces, while also understanding and contributing to a codebase that contains ideas from compilers, query planners, and distributed systems
• 2+ years experience of professional software engineering experience
• 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
• A record of developing sophisticated user-facing applications that are pleasant to use
• An eye for high-quality UX
• 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

• We are hiring Software Engineers to join our team
• This is an opportunity to join 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
• At Chalk, we build reliable data processing systems that can operate performantly at scale with a laser-focus on developer experience
• Work directly with Chalk’s co-founders to productionize our first iteration
• Write TypeScript, Python, Go, and React
• Expose the functionality of our core platform to data scientist and machine learning end-users in their home environments
• Iterate rapidly to improve Chalk’s platform in response to customer needs