Chakra Labs - Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed

deCircle; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision/Dental

Relocation assistance

Equity compensation

Meal stipend

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Chakra Labs is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to join our fast-moving team on-site in Flatiron, Manhattan, NYC. You will bridge the platform with frontier AI lab customers, shaping data, building dashboards, and crafting RL task samples under tight timelines.

The role requires 2-5 years of full-stack software engineering in dynamic environments, with hands-on work across TypeScript, Python, Go, and cloud stack (AWS/EKS). On-site collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of full-stack software engineering in fast-paced environments.
• Fast-moving generalist comfortable with ad hoc customer requests on tight timelines.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, Python, Go; experience with Vercel and Supabase; AWS/EKS exposure.

Responsibilities

• Shape data created by human experts to fit frontier AI lab customer requirements.
• Build quick plugins, features, or temporary improvements to data-collection systems.
• Handcraft reinforcement learning task samples tailored to customer needs.

Skills

Full-stack software engineering

Generalist

TypeScript

Python

Go

AWS/EKS

Tools

Vercel

Supabase

Job description

Source: Paraform - https://www.paraform.com/share/chakra-labs/cmtgroz4r001z0cl2gzrpgs73

Compensation: $200,000-$280,000 base + competitive equity. 100% medical/vision/dental, $30/day meal stipend, unlimited PTO, up to $10K relocation.

Location: On-site, Flatiron, Manhattan, New York. Visa: open to transfers and new sponsorships (H1B, TN).

About this role

Forward Deployed Engineer with 2-5 years of experience joining Chakra Labs as a fast-moving generalist who bridges the gap between the platform and what frontier AI lab customers need: shaping data, spinning up dashboards, handcrafting RL tasks and building quick features, on tight timelines at the cutting edge of post-training and agent research.

What will you be doing?

• Shape data created by human experts to fit the specific requirements of frontier AI lab customers

• Build quick plugins, features, or temporary improvements to existing data-collection systems

• Handcraft reinforcement learning task samples tailored to customer needs

• Spin up customer-facing interfaces like dashboards and portals on short timelines

• Identify when one-off custom builds should be generalized into the core platform

Tech stack

TypeScript, Python, Go, Vercel, Supabase, AWS, EKS

About Chakra Labs

In collaboration with leading research teams, Chakra Labs builds deterministic, pixel-perfect reinforcement learning environments and trajectory datasets to push capability boundaries. 15 employees, founded 2025, $25M total funding, New York City.

• 2-5 years of full-stack software engineering in fast-paced environments

• Fast-moving generalist comfortable with ad hoc customer requests on tight timelines

• TypeScript, Python, Go; Vercel, Supabase, AWS/EKS

• On-site in Flatiron, Manhattan, NYC