Chalk
Software Engineer - New Grad
$170K–$180K
SF +1 · On-site · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Oct 8, 2026
- Location
- SF
NY - Education
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field (Computer Science, EECS).
About the job
Build and maintain components of Chalk’s query planning and execution engine for its production AI platform.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, ship, and maintain query-planning and execution-engine components.
- Write C++, Python, and Rust.
- Improve the platform in response to customer needs.
What they ask for
- Fall 2026 or Spring 2027 graduation with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant field.
- Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals and comfort building and maintaining real systems.
- Ability to lead development of system components, take ownership, and work autonomously.
- Strong communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience implementing data infrastructure or developing PaaS-like software.
- Experience with distributed systems, compilers, query planners, or Rust.
Pay
$170K – $180K USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, Rust
AI focus
Optimize user Python code through dynamic and static analysis, infer and orchestrate infrastructure, and track data-flow metadata.
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