Frontend Software Engineer

• We are hiring experienced Frontend Software Engineers to join our team
• In this role, you will be responsible for defining strong front-end architecture patterns, leading development of well abstracted reusable components, and collaborating across teams to increase developer velocity
• You will excel in this role if you’re an experienced engineer with deep front-end expertise who can collaborate effectively across multiple teams and functions to deliver results
• 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
• At Chalk, we build reliable data processing systems that can operate performantly at scale with a laser-focus on developer experience
• We need engineers who can build world-class user experiences across web and command-line surfaces, while also understanding and contributing to a codebase that contains ideas from compilers, query planners, and distributed systems
• Work directly with Chalk’s co-founders to productionize our first iteration
• Write TypeScript (React), Python, Go
• Drive frontend architecture discussions and technical breakdowns
• 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

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

• We are looking for software engineers who are comfortable solving business problems across all layers of the software stack, with a specific focus on frontend engineering
• Track record of learning new concepts quickly
• 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 applications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• An eye for high-quality UX
• Strong communication skills
• You have a deep technical understanding of frontend technologies, patterns, and best practices. You have a firm understanding of backend systems which enable you to collaborate on problems that span the entire stack
• Ability to work autonomously & to make pragmatic tradeoffs with an eye towards business outcomes
• Experience implementing data infrastructure
• Experience with applied machine learning or data analytics
• Experience working with developer tools
• Experience with Go
• 4+ years experience of professional software engineering experience