Developer Advocate (San Francisco)

BaseTen Labs, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Developer Advocate to inspire professionals in building AI-native products. This role offers an exciting opportunity to create engaging content, build demos, and engage with a vibrant community. You'll leverage your technical expertise in AI and software engineering to position the company as a leader in AI inference infrastructure. Join a rapidly growing startup that champions a supportive work culture and offers unlimited learning opportunities. If you're passionate about AI and eager to make a significant impact, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

401k

Covered healthcare premiums

Learning and growth opportunities

Networking with ML startups

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in software engineering or similar roles.
• Strong technical background with proficiency in Python.

Responsibilities

• Create content to teach developers about deploying AI models.
• Engage with customers and community at events and online.
• Work cross-functionally with teams to drive impact.

Skills

Python

AI/ML knowledge

Content creation

Cloud infrastructure

Model inference optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

ABOUT BASETEN

Join our dynamic team at Baseten, where we’re revolutionizing AI deployment with cutting-edge inference infrastructure. Backed by premier investors such as IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction, we’re trusted by leading enterprises and AI-driven innovators—including Descript, Bland.ai, Patreon, Writer, and Robust Intelligence—to deliver top-tier performance, security, and reliability for their production workloads. With our recent $75 million Series C funding, we’re poised to accelerate our mission to make AI accessible across all products. If you’re passionate about tackling impactful challenges and building transformative solutions from the ground up, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey!

THE ROLE

As a Developer Advocate at Baseten, you’ll inspire and equip Baseten’s ideal users — serious professionals building AI-native products — to ship production applications built on open-source and custom models. Developer Relations is a broad field, and we’re excited about candidates with a wide variety of technical expertise, preferred medium, and preferred channel.

This role is a great fit for entrepreneurs and creators who want to apply their experience in a high-leverage role at a fast-growing company with a massive market opportunity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create content — blog posts, videos, social media posts, tutorials, and more — teaching developers how to deploy, optimize, and scale generative AI models on Baseten.

• Build demos, docs, integrations, and other technical artifacts to inspire and educate developers.

• Engage with Baseten’s customers and community online and at events from small meetups to massive trade shows.

• Establish your expertise in the space to position Baseten as the leader in AI inference infrastructure by leveraging third-party channels like conferences, podcasts, and partner blogs.

• Build an engaged audience of our ICPs on social media channels — yours and ours.

• Travel (up to 25%) to conferences and events to represent Baseten.

• Work cross-functionally with both GTM and engineering teams.

REQUIREMENTS

• High agency to drive impact in a broadly scoped role.

• A strong technical background — a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar and/or 2+ years of professional work experience as a software engineer or similar.

• General software engineering knowledge and proficiency in Python.

• Deep technical knowledge in at least one of the following subjects: cloud infrastructure, AI engineering, or model inference performance optimization.

• A demonstrated interest in AI/ML topics. Ideally you’ve built something with a generative model.

• Excellent content creation skills across multiple mediums, with specific expertise in one medium.

• Based near our office in San Francisco or New York and able to attend frequent weeknight events

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation package (Unlimited PTO, 401k, covered healthcare premiums)

• A unique opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing startup in one of the most exciting engineering fields of our era

• An inclusive and supportive work culture that fosters learning and growth

• 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.