Software Engineer - Infrastructure
Baseten is hiring a Software Engineer - Infrastructure for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $165k-$330k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Baseten.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Builds AI ●●●●: the job is building AI systems.
- Pay on this posting starts in line with the typical software engineer posting on Level.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions Cursor, Clay and AI research among its tools and skills.
- Baseten has 106 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
ABOUT BASETEN
Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma, and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies operating at the frontier of AI to bring cutting-edge models into production. We're growing quickly and recently raised our $1.5B Series F, led by Altimeter Capital, Conviction Partners, and Spark Capital. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to ship AI products.
THE ROLE
As an Infrastructure Software Engineer at Baseten, you'll build and maintain components of our ML inference platform that powers production AI applications. You'll contribute to the core infrastructure, enabling developers to deploy, scale, and monitor ML models with high performance.
EXAMPLE INITIATIVES
You'll get to work on these types of projects as part of our Infrastructure team:
RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop infrastructure components for our ML inference platform using Python and Go
Implement and maintain Kubernetes deployments for model serving
Contribute to our inference orchestration layer for model deployments
Build and enhance monitoring systems for model performance metrics
Implement efficient resource management solutions for ML workloads
Support infrastructure automation to improve ML deployment workflows
Work closely with team members to implement technical solutions
Help balance performance optimization with system reliability
Participate in technical discussions around infrastructure improvements
Learn and apply infrastructure best practices
REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field
Proficient coding abilities in one or more popular programming or scripting languages; Go proficiency is a plus
Working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization
Basic understanding of machine learning concepts and model serving
Familiarity with distributed systems concepts
Experience with basic monitoring and logging tools
Interest in ML/AI infrastructure and willingness to learn
Strong collaboration and communication skills
BENEFITS
Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
(U.S. only) 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)
Paid parental leave
Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
(U.S. only) Company-facilitated 401(k)
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.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, where applicable).
How we rate this
Software Engineer - Infrastructure at Baseten rates 95 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Builds AI (AI Level 4 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Builds AI. The job is building AI systems.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a research question you investigated. What did you find?
- Walk me through how you've used Cursor in your day-to-day work.
- What are the limits of Clay that you've run into, and how did you work around them?
- How would you decide a model or AI system is ready to ship?
- Tell me about a time a model underperformed in production. How did you find out, and what did you change?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: AI Research, Cursor, and Clay. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Lead with what you built, trained or shipped. This role is judged on the AI system itself, not the tools around it.
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