Software Engineer - Dedicated Inference

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

THE ROLE

As a Product Engineer on the Dedicated Inference team, you will 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 will build the tools customers rely on every day to manage mission‑critical inference deployments.

EXAMPLE INITIATIVES

• 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 – from React components to Kubernetes pods
• Collaborate closely with product and forward‑deployed engineering teams to develop and drive new product ideas

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a 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 and 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 employees and dependents
• Flexible PTO policy, including a 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

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 (including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).

Compensation Range: $165K – $330K