Forward-Deployed AI Engineer (Customer-Facing, Production ML)

FDE Times; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Competitive compensation

On-site work

Job summary

Chalk is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to work directly with customer data teams. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will integrate Chalk with diverse infrastructures and deliver ML/AI capabilities powered by Chalk’s platform.

You will collaborate with engineering and sales, design impactful features, and become the primary technical contact during pre- and post-sales phases. The position is on-site and early-stage, with meaningful equity potential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
• Proficient in Python and SQL.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Write code across the entire code base to implement Chalk technology for Chalk customers and prospects.
• Discover customer's needs and then design, implement, and ship new features for customers.
• Work closely with our Engineering and Sales teams.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact pre-sales and post-sales (when 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.

Skills

Backend software engineering

Python

SQL

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Chalk is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to work directly with customer data teams. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will integrate Chalk with diverse infrastructures and deliver ML/AI capabilities powered by Chalk’s platform.

You will collaborate with engineering and sales, design impactful features, and become the primary technical contact during pre- and post-sales phases. The position is on-site and early-stage, with meaningful equity potential.