Senior Solutions Architect Manager, AI Platform & POCs

Baseten; New York (NY); On-site; USD 165,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

100% medical, dental, vision for US

Flexible PTO

Paid parental leave

Fertility and family-building stipend

401(k)

Learning and networking opportunities

Job summary

Baseten seeks a Manager (Player & Coach) of the Solution Architect team to lead and mentor a group of Solution Architects, partnering with Sales and customers to translate business needs into technical solutions. You will own discovery calls, demos, and POCs, guiding deployments to production with emphasis on performance, latency, and cost efficiency.

You will collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to ensure best-in-class LLM and generative AI systems, while balancing strategic

Qualifications

• AI/ML background and ability to discuss AI/ML topics credibly with technical stakeholders.
• 4+ years in Solutions Architecture / Solutions Engineering, incl. 1+ year in leadership/mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Solution Architects; guide technical direction and professional development.
• Set goals and ensure timely delivery across multiple customer-facing projects involving LLM deployment and inference optimization.
• Collaborate with leadership to align team priorities with company and customer goals; balance short-term delivery with long-term initiatives.
• Act as a hands-on contributor when needed as a strategic, player-coach leader.

Skills

AI/ML

Leadership

Customer-facing

Scripting

Tools

vLLM

SGLang

TRT-LLM

Job description

Baseten seeks a Manager (Player & Coach) of the Solution Architect team to lead and mentor a group of Solution Architects, partnering with Sales and customers to translate business needs into technical solutions. You will own discovery calls, demos, and POCs, guiding deployments to production with emphasis on performance, latency, and cost efficiency.

You will collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to ensure best-in-class LLM and generative AI systems, while balancing strategic