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Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
$170k–280k
27 days ago
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Frontend Software Engineer
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
$170k–280k
478 days ago
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Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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
We are hiring our first software engineer dedicated to developer productivity. Today this work is spread across the engineering team alongside everything else people are shipping. You would be the first person to own it outright, set the priorities, and build the function from here. What you build will be used by every engineer at Chalk.
Chalk's engine is C++ and Rust with a Python interface, and it is held to a demanding latency bar of 100k QPS in 5ms. Much of your work will be making those builds and tests fast, hermetic, and reliable. We run a mix of GitHub Actions and Buildkite today and are currently consolidating on Buildkite and Bazel.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we're flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Own our Bazel build system, including toolchains, dependency management, and remote execution.
- Work across the engineering organization, with support from leadership, to create a consistent experience for engineers to run and develop Chalk in containerized dev environments.
- Establish test and benchmark patterns.
- Own CI health which includes speed, reliability, and completion.
- Drive down test flakiness.
- Make C++ and Rust builds and tests faster through toolchain work, caching, remote execution, and dependency hygiene.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer, ideally in developer productivity.
- Hands on Bazel experience. You have written and debugged BUILD files and Starlark, configured toolchains, and worked through either a real migration or in a large existing workspace
- C++ coding experience as a Software Engineer.
- Ability to work autonomously and to make pragmatic tradeoffs with an eye towards business outcomes.
- Strong communication skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience. Strong experience matters more here than the credential
BONUS POINTS
- Experience with Nix
- Experience with Buildkite
- Experience with Bazel remote execution and remote caching at scale
- Experience writing custom Bazel rules
- Experience with benchmark infrastructure for latency sensitive systems
- Experience building developer platforms used by an entire engineering org
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Director, Engineering
Chalk · New York, New York, United States
Pay
$300k–375k
Setting
On-site
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
Working directly with our founders, you'll serve as the engineering site lead for our New York office. You'll start by directly managing individual contributor engineers and tech leads, and as we scale the team, you'll hire and develop engineering managers beneath you — building the leadership layer of our NYC organization from the ground up.
This is a rare opportunity to define the technical strategy, organizational structure, and engineering culture of a fast-growing AI infrastructure startup. You'll collaborate with brilliant folks, including Putnam and Advent of Code winners, former Jane Street quants, and Rust compiler contributors — all dedicated to bending the curve of what's possible in AI inference.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- Serve as the engineering site lead for New York, with ownership of all NYC engineering
- Directly manage engineers building Chalk's data platform, and hire and grow engineering managers as the site scales
- Partner with the founding team to set technical strategy and shape our long-term product and platform roadmap
- Design the organizational structure, hiring plan, and leadership pipeline for a rapidly growing engineering site
- Establish engineering processes and operating rhythms that enable high velocity without sacrificing quality
- Work directly with customers and executives to understand requirements and ensure Chalk's platform solves real-world ML challenges
- Define and champion Chalk's engineering culture in New York — you'll set the bar for how we attract, develop, and retain top talent
What we're looking for
- 10+ years of engineering experience with 5+ years of engineering management
- Experience managing managers, or a clear readiness to build and lead a multi-layer organization
- Previous experience at an early-stage startup
- Experience building production ML systems or data infrastructure
- Strong programming skills and systems thinking — you understand how things work under the hood, and you stay close to the technology
- Proven ability to lead through others: hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineers and engineering leaders
- Executive-level communicator who can bridge technical, business, and customer contexts
- Track record of delivering complex, high-stakes projects and scaling teams through rapid growth
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Bonus points
- Experience as a site lead or founding leader of a new office or engineering hub
- Experience with Rust or distributed systems
- Experience with query planners or compilers
- Experience implementing data infrastructure or PaaS-like software
- Experience scaling engineering organizations from single-digit to multi-team in high-growth environments
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Engineering Manager
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
Pay
$200k–350k
Setting
On-site
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
Working directly with our founders, you'll lead a team of exceptional engineers building our platform for real-time inference at scale. This role is a unique opportunity to shape technical architecture and engineering culture at a fast-growing, early-stage company. You'll collaborate with brilliant folks, including Putnam and Advent of Code winners, former Jane Street quants, and Rust compiler contributors — all dedicated to bending the curve of what's possible in ML inference.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- Lead a team of engineers building Chalk's data platform
- Partner with the founding team to define and execute our technical roadmap
- Establish engineering processes that enable high velocity without sacrificing quality
- Work directly with customers to understand requirements and ensure Chalk's platform solves real-world ML challenges
- Shape Chalk's engineering culture as we grow — you'll help us nurture top talent
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of engineering experience with 2+ years of technical leadership
- Previous experience at an early-stage startup
- Experience building production ML systems or data infrastructure
- Strong programming skills and systems thinking — you understand how things work under the hood
- Ability to lead technical teams
- Strong communicator who can bridge technical and business contexts
- Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Bonus points
- Experience with Rust or distributed systems
- Experience with query planners or compilers
- Experience implementing data infrastructure or PaaS-like software
- Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Engineering Manager
Chalk · New York, New York, United States
Pay
$200k–350k
Setting
On-site
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
Working directly with our founders, you'll lead a team of exceptional engineers building our platform for real-time inference at scale. This role is a unique opportunity to shape technical architecture and engineering culture at a fast-growing, early-stage company. You'll collaborate with brilliant folks, including Putnam and Advent of Code winners, former Jane Street quants, and Rust compiler contributors — all dedicated to bending the curve of what's possible in ML inference.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- Lead a team of engineers building Chalk's data platform
- Partner with the founding team to define and execute our technical roadmap
- Establish engineering processes that enable high velocity without sacrificing quality
- Work directly with customers to understand requirements and ensure Chalk's platform solves real-world ML challenges
- Shape Chalk's engineering culture as we grow — you'll help us nurture top talent
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of engineering experience with 2+ years of technical leadership
- Previous experience at an early-stage startup
- Experience building production ML systems or data infrastructure
- Strong programming skills and systems thinking — you understand how things work under the hood
- Ability to lead technical teams
- Strong communicator who can bridge technical and business contexts
- Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Bonus points
- Experience with Rust or distributed systems
- Experience with query planners or compilers
- Experience implementing data infrastructure or PaaS-like software
- Experience scaling engineering teams in high-growth environments
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Frontend Software Engineer
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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
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.
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. 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.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- 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
What we’re looking for
- 4+ years experience of professional software engineering experience
- 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
- 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
- An eye for high-quality UX
- Track record of learning new concepts quickly
- Ability to work autonomously & to make pragmatic tradeoffs with an eye towards business outcomes
- Strong communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Bonus points
- Experience implementing data infrastructure
- Experience working with developer tools
- Experience with applied machine learning or data analytics
- Experience with Go
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Frontend Software Engineer
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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
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.
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. 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.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- 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
What we’re looking for
- 4+ years experience of professional software engineering experience
- 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
- 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
- An eye for high-quality UX
- Track record of learning new concepts quickly
- Ability to work autonomously & to make pragmatic tradeoffs with an eye towards business outcomes
- Strong communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Bonus points
- Experience implementing data infrastructure
- Experience working with developer tools
- Experience with applied machine learning or data analytics
- Experience with Go
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Infrastructure Engineer
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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
We are hiring exceptional engineers to join the Infrastructure team. 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.
We are looking for a platform engineer with a strong background in infrastructure engineering. At Chalk we are solving problems drawn from the fields of DBMS query planning & optimization, compilers, and distributed analytical data processing systems.
Chalk uses dynamic and static analysis of Python programs in order to optimize arbitrary user Python code, infers and orchestrates infrastructure implied by the structure of that code, and tracks metadata about flow of data through these systems.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- Write code to automate orchestration and provisioning of infrastructure to execute Chalk technology for Chalk customers and prospects.
- Build a platform for managing our hosted platform, and for managing the deployment of Chalk into customer-owned cloud accounts across AWS and GCP
- Work closely with our Engineering and Sales teams
- Help interview and grow the Engineering team
What we’re looking for
- 4+ years experience writing software to automate infrastructure management
- Proficient in Python, Go, and/or Terraform
- Experienced in working with AWS and/or GCP
- Ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
- 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
- Have experience setting up hosted cloud resources for multiple companies
- Understanding of Machine Learning Ops/Infrastructure
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Infrastructure Engineer
Chalk · San Francisco, California, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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
We are hiring exceptional engineers to join the Infrastructure team. 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.
We are looking for a platform engineer with a strong background in infrastructure engineering. At Chalk we are solving problems drawn from the fields of DBMS query planning & optimization, compilers, and distributed analytical data processing systems.
Chalk uses dynamic and static analysis of Python programs in order to optimize arbitrary user Python code, infers and orchestrates infrastructure implied by the structure of that code, and tracks metadata about flow of data through these systems.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
What you will do
- Write code to automate orchestration and provisioning of infrastructure to execute Chalk technology for Chalk customers and prospects.
- Build a platform for managing our hosted platform, and for managing the deployment of Chalk into customer-owned cloud accounts across AWS and GCP
- Work closely with our Engineering and Sales teams
- Help interview and grow the Engineering team
What we’re looking for
- 4+ years experience writing software to automate infrastructure management
- Proficient in Python, Go, and/or Terraform
- Experienced in working with AWS and/or GCP
- Ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
- 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
- Have experience setting up hosted cloud resources for multiple companies
- Understanding of Machine Learning Ops/Infrastructure
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chalk · New York, New York, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
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
Compensation
Chalk offers early team members a generous salary + equity package based on experience and competitive benefits.
Actual compensation awarded to successful candidates will be based on several factors, including but not limited to: market, location, scope of the position and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.
Our comprehensive total package plays a major role in how we recognize individuals for the impact they will have on Chalk’s growth and us achieving our goals.
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
Forward Deployed Engineer
Chalk · New York, New York, United States
Pay
$170k–280k
Setting
On-site
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.
We're in the office 5 days a week. When unavoidable conflicts come up, we’re flexible. This is not a hybrid role.
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
- 2+ 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
Compensation
Chalk offers early team members a generous salary + equity package based on experience and competitive benefits.
Actual compensation awarded to successful candidates will be based on several factors, including but not limited to: market, location, scope of the position and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.
Our comprehensive total package plays a major role in how we recognize individuals for the impact they will have on Chalk’s growth and us achieving our goals.
Listed by Chalk for a position based in the United States. Employers on this board attest they are hiring domestically.
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