Frontline AI Deployment Engineer

Baseten; Toronto; On-site; CAD 230,000 - 461,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

Flexible PTO including Winter Break

Paid parental leave

Fertility and family-building stipend

Exposure to ML startups

Job summary

Baseten is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer who will partner with customers to architect, build, and deploy high-scale production AI applications on Baseten's platform. You’ll own the customer journey from exploration to production deployment, turning ambiguous goals into reliable, observable services with measurable latency and cost outcomes.

This role blends engineering, product management, and customer-facing work, requiring hands-on coding in Python, experience with AI/ML pipelines, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional work experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages in a production-level environment, with a strong preference for Python.
• Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines and the lifecycle of ML model development and deployment.
• Strong communication skills, particularly on complex technical topics.
• Experience in building or optimizing AI/ML projects is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software systems and product features using one or more general-purpose programming languages in a production-level environment, with a preference for Python.
• Drive customer impact by designing, implementing, and deploying Baseten solutions end-to-end (problem framing -> evaluation -> production deployment -> monitoring). This involves working with customers' engineering teams at every stage of the customer journey including: sales, implementation, and expansion.
• Deliver with velocity: turn vague objectives into clear specs and well-defined PoCs so we can rapidly ship well-tested services and outcomes for our customers
• Optimize and enhance AI/ML projects, contributing to the continuous improvement of our technical stack. This includes developing features and PRDs with other engineering and product orgs.
• Own products and customer projects end-to-end, functioning as both an engineer, project manager, and product manager, with a focus on user empathy, project specification, and end-to-end execution.
• Navigate ambiguity and exercise good judgment on tradeoffs and tools needed to solve problems, avoiding unnecessary complexity.
• Demonstrate pride, ownership, and accountability for your work, expecting the same from your teammates.

Skills

Python

Communication

ML pipelines

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in CS/Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

Docker

Job description

Baseten is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer who will partner with customers to architect, build, and deploy high-scale production AI applications on Baseten's platform. You’ll own the customer journey from exploration to production deployment, turning ambiguous goals into reliable, observable services with measurable latency and cost outcomes.

This role blends engineering, product management, and customer-facing work, requiring hands-on coding in Python, experience with AI/ML pipelines, and