Software Engineer - Dedicated Inference

ABOUT BASETEN

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting-edge models into production. We're growing quickly and recently raised our $1.5B Series F, led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners, and Spark Capital. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products.

THE ROLE

As a Product Engineer on the Dedicated Inference team, you'll shape the state-of-the-art developer experience for deploying and operating AI workloads in production. From the CLI and SDKs to APIs, observability, and debugging workflows, you'll build the tools customers rely on every day to manage mission-critical inference deployments.

Few teams at Baseten have as much breadth and visibility as Dedicated Inference. The team is often at the forefront of new product development, giving engineers the opportunity to shape the experience of some of our most important customers.

EXAMPLE INITIATIVES

You'll get to work on these types of projects as part of our Dedicated Inference team:

Chains for multi-component workflows

Asynchronous inference

Model APIs for frontier models

Model training built for production inference

RESPONSIBILITIES

Implement new features and products for the team

Design ergonomic APIs and abstractions to solve customer problems

Fix bugs and resolve customer issues with urgency

Work across the stack - regardless of where you start, you’ll end up touching both React Components and Kubernetes Pods

Work closely with the product and forward deployed engineering teams to develop and drive new product ideas

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

Proficient coding abilities in one or more popular programming or scripting languages; Python, Go, or Javascript proficiency is a plus

Familiarity with web applications & databases

Good taste in product, particularly developer-oriented tools

Interest in ML/AI infrastructure and willingness to learn

Strong collaboration and communication skills

BENEFITS

Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.

100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents

Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)

Paid parental leave

Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot

Company-facilitated 401(k)

Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.

Apply now to embark on a rewarding journey in shaping the future of AI! If you are a motivated individual with a passion for machine learning and a desire to be part of a collaborative and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you.

At Baseten, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).