Frontline AI Inference Engineer - Deploy at Scale

FDE Times; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, vision insurance (US)

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

401(k)

Learning opportunities

Job summary

Baseten is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers, architect and deploy high-scale AI applications on Baseten’s platform. You’ll own the journey with customers from initial exploration to production deployment, translating ambiguous business goals into reliable, observable services with clear quality, latency, and cost outcomes.

This engineering role blends hands-on coding with aspects of product management and customer success, offering exposure across sales,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional work experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Strong Python experience in production-level environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain software systems and product features in production environments.
• Drive customer impact by designing, implementing, and deploying Baseten solutions end-to-end.
• Deliver with velocity by turning vague objectives into clear specs and PoCs.
• Optimize AI/ML projects and contribute to the technical stack improvements.
• Own products and customer projects end-to-end with emphasis on user needs and execution.
• Navigate ambiguity and balance tradeoffs to avoid unnecessary complexity.
• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for work.

Skills

Python

Customer-facing

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Tools

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Baseten is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with customers, architect and deploy high-scale AI applications on Baseten’s platform. You’ll own the journey with customers from initial exploration to production deployment, translating ambiguous business goals into reliable, observable services with clear quality, latency, and cost outcomes.

This engineering role blends hands-on coding with aspects of product management and customer success, offering exposure across sales,