Senior Software Engineer - Enterprise Platform

Baseten; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Unique opportunity in a rapidly growing startup

Inclusive and supportive work culture

Exposure to various ML startups

Job summary

Baseten in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Enterprise Platform Engineer to architect and develop infrastructure features for enterprise customers. You will lead technical initiatives and design solutions addressing complex regulatory requirements.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure, with strong collaboration and communication skills. The position offers a competitive compensation package and exposure to exciting ML projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or Kubernetes-based solutions.
• Past experience working with enterprise security, compliance, and privacy requirements.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop infrastructure and platform features tailored for enterprise customers.
• Lead initiatives to productize secure and scalable private connectivity solutions.
• Design solutions for regulatory and compliance requirements.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Enterprise security

Collaboration

Communication

AI/ML systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

ABOUT BASETEN

Baseten provides the infrastructure, tooling, and expertise needed to bring great AI products to market - fast. Backed by top investors including IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction, we’re trusted by leading AI-driven innovators like Writer, Abridge, Bland, Patreon, Descript, Retool, and Zed to deliver industry-leading performance, security, and reliability for their mission-critical workloads. With our recent $75M Series C funding, we’re growing fast to make AI accessible across all products.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Enterprise Platform Engineer at Baseten, you’ll architect and lead development of infrastructure and platform features for our enterprise customers and cloud partners. This includes enabling self-hosted and single tenant clusters, region-aware request routing, enterprise-grade data and security integrations, and more.

EXAMPLE INITIATIVES

You’ll get to work on these types of projects as part of our Infrastructure team:

• Multi-cloud capacity management
• Inference on B200 GPUs
• Multi-node inference
• Fractional H100 GPUs for efficient model serving

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect and develop infrastructure and platform features tailored for enterprise customers, including self-hosted clusters, single-tenant environments, and cross-cloud workload orchestration.
• Lead technical initiatives to productize secure and scalable private connectivity solutions.
• Design and implement solutions addressing the complex regulatory and compliance requirements of our customers, including data residency, auditability, and enterprise data protection.
• Advance our self-hosted infrastructure offerings, focusing on capacity management, release management, and observability tooling.
• Collaborate on partner-focused initiatives to deliver secure, minimal Baseten deployments within partner environments.
• Evaluate and implement emerging virtualization technologies to enhance platform isolation and security.
• Independently develop technical specifications, collaborate cross-functionally to define product requirements, and drive projects from conception through execution.
• Provide mentorship and leadership on enterprise infrastructure best practices, fostering knowledge-sharing across engineering teams.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of experience building distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, or Kubernetes-based solutions in production environments
• Past experience working with enterprise security, compliance, and privacy requirements
• Advanced understanding of distributed systems concepts, cloud architectures, and performance optimization
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage technical projects, from planning and specification through implementation
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience coordinating across functional teams and directly with customers
• Preferred experience working with AI/ML systems or familiarity with MLOps practices

BENEFITS

• Competitive compensation package.
• This is 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.

Compensation

$200K – $270K • Offers Equity

Competitive compensation. We aim to provide 90th percentile (or better) salaries and equity grants for every team member commensurate with their experience.