Chalk is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join their remote team and contribute to their innovative data platform designed for machine learning applications. In this role, you will collaborate with machine learning teams and customers to create tailored technical solutions, focusing on building efficient feature pipelines for various sectors, including healthcare and finance. Daily tasks will involve writing code to implement Chalk's technology, integrating it into different environments, and serving as the primary technical contact during both pre-sales and post-sales phases. The position requires a technical background with at least four years of professional experience in backend software development or machine learning model building. Familiarity with the company's infrastructure and the ability to recommend new products as customer needs evolve are essential. This role is ideal for an exceptional software engineer looking to make a significant impact at a high-growth startup while working closely with both engineering and sales teams.
About Chalk
Chalk is building the data platform that powers the future of machine learning applications. We tear down complexity, latency, and scale barriers that have traditionally constrained ML capabilities. Our platform combines Rust-speed performance with elegant tools that developers love to use. Leading companies depend on Chalk for everything from stopping fraudulent credit card swipes, verifying identities, and maximizing clean energy capture. We've recently raised a $50 million Series A https://www.reuters.com/business/databricks-competitor-chalk-raises-50-million-series-2025-05-28/, led by Felicis.
About the role
You are an exceptional software engineer who is able to build bespoke technical solutions and partner with machine learning teams to develop Chalk’s proprietary infrastructure. You will work with customers of Chalk to build efficient feature pipelines for problems in healthcare, finance, and recommendation systems. This role will give you a unique opportunity to work closely with customers, gathering requirements and engineering feature pipelines that support use-cases like cancer detection, fraud prevention, and product recommendation. This is your opportunity to join us in-person as an early employee and make a significant impact at a high growth start-up.
What you will do
- Write code to implement Chalk technology for Chalk customers and prospects. You will become familiar with Chalk infrastructure and find the best way to integrate and implement them in different environments
- Work closely with our Engineering and Sales teams
- Act as the primary technical point of contact pre-sales and post-sales (when we are onboarding a new customer or supporting an existing one)
- Recommend new products to customers as their business evolves
- Help interview and grow the Engineering team
What we’re looking for
- Technical background including experience writing software or building ML models
- 4+ years experience of professional backend software engineering experience
- Proficient in Python, SQL
- Ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
- Excellent written and verbal communication, problem-solving, storytelling, and analytical skills
- Experience working closely with sales teams and customers is a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Bonus points
- Previous experience working with ML/data products or services
- Understanding of Machine Learning Ops/Infrastructure
- Previous experience as a forward-deployed engineer in a high-growth startup focusing on Machine Learning.
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