Software Engineering Manager

hackajob; New York (NY); On-site; USD 360,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

FSA & HSA options

Expert healthcare guidance

Retirement savings plan

15 company holidays

15 days of PTO annually

Daily lunch and dinner provided

Fully stocked office with snacks & drinks

Uber/Lyft home on Chalk for late nights

Job summary

A leading tech recruitment platform is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team and build a real-time ML inference platform. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of software engineering experience, including significant technical leadership. You will create technical architecture and engineering culture in a fast-growing startup, collaborating with a team of exceptional engineers. This position is based in New York or San Francisco and comes with a competitive salary up to $400K.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in technical leadership.
• Experience building production ML systems or data infrastructure.
• Ability to lead teams while remaining hands-on.

Responsibilities

• Write code and lead a team to build a platform for real-time ML inference.
• Shape the technical architecture and engineering culture.
• Collaborate with engineers to push the boundaries of ML infrastructure.

Skills

Software Engineering

Technical Leadership

ML Systems

Programming

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Rust

Distributed Systems

Job description

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hackajob has partnered withChalk to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.

This is not a “step away from the keyboard” leadership role.

As a Software Engineering Manager, you’ll write code and lead a team—working directly with Chalk’s founders to build a platform for real-time ML inference at scale. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping both the technical architecture and the engineering culture at a fast‑growing, early‑stage company.

You’ll collaborate with an exceptional group of engineers, including Advent of Code winners, former Jane Street quants, Rust compiler contributors, and others pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in ML infrastructure.

Location: New York or San Francisco (Onsite)

Salary: up to $400K

Work authorization: This role requires you to be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in technical leadership
• Prior experience at an early‑stage startup
• Experience building production ML systems or data infrastructure
• Strong programming skills and deep systems thinking
• Ability to lead teams while remaining hands‑on
• Clear communicator who bridges technical and business contexts
• Proven ability to deliver complex projects on time
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Bonus Points

• Experience with Rust or distributed systems
• Experience with query planners or compilers
• Background building data infrastructure or PaaS‑like platforms
• Experience scaling engineering teams in high‑growth environments
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• FSA & HSA options
• Expert healthcare guidance
• Retirement savings plan
• 15 company holidays
• 15 days of PTO annually
• Daily lunch and dinner provided
• Fully stocked office with snacks & drinks
• Late night? Dinner’s on us
• Staying even later? Uber/Lyft home on Chalk

Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Software Development