Frontend 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 ship AI products.
THE ROLEWe’re looking for a seasoned Frontend Engineer to craft performant and delightful user experiences across Baseten’s core platform. You’ll own critical parts of our web application stack and collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to launch impactful features that help users deploy and manage AI systems at scale.
EXAMPLE INITIATIVES
Rolling Deployments
Model APIs for frontier models
Model training built for production inference
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain responsive, accessible, and user-friendly frontend interfaces using React and TypeScript
Collaborate closely with product designers to turn complex ideas into elegant, intuitive UIs
Optimize application performance and reliability, with a focus on rendering speed and responsiveness
Drive major frontend initiatives, including partnering with backend teams to define APIs and test and refine end-to-end flows
Establish best practices, and mentor other engineers on frontend technologies
Build reusable component libraries and frontend infrastructure that accelerate product development
Partner with backend and platform teams to define and refine APIs and end-to-end flows
Requirements
5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications
Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web development tooling
Track record of building well-crafted, performant, and scalable UIs
Strong product intuition and empathy for the user experience
Experience working in cross-functional product teams in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
NICE TO HAVE
Familiarity with Tailwind CSS, Next.Js, or other modern frontend frameworks
Background in developer tools or data/ML infrastructure products
Experience with WebSockets, real‑time data, or custom visualization tooling
Contributions to open‑source projects or public engineering work
Benefits
Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
(U.S. only) 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
(U.S. only) 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 (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).
Compensation Range: $190K - $300K
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