Drimva

Chalk

Software Engineer

$170K–$280K

NY +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 17, 2022

Location
NY
SF
Experience
4+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

About the job

Design, build, and maintain components of Chalk’s query planning and execution engine for its production AI platform.

What you'll do

  • Write C++, Python, and Rust.
  • Design, implement, ship, and maintain significant components of the query planning and execution engine.
  • Improve the platform in response to customer needs.

What they ask for

  • Strong working knowledge of computer science fundamentals and real systems.
  • Experience leading development of new system components and taking ownership of existing software.
  • Ability to work autonomously, make pragmatic tradeoffs, learn quickly, and communicate effectively.

Nice to have

  • Experience with data infrastructure, distributed systems, compilers, or query planners.
  • Experience with Rust or PaaS-like software.

Pay

$170K – $280K USD base salary

Tools

C++, Python, Rust

AI focus

The role contributes to a production AI platform by building query planning and execution systems; the platform uses dynamic and static analysis of Python programs to optimize code and orchestrate infrastructure.

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