Tech Lead Manager, Baseten
Infrastructure Engineering
$175-275k
Offers Equity
ML application builder for data scientists
Open for applications
ML application builder for data scientists
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$175-275k
Offers Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make machine learning accessible to every organisation.
Role
Who you are
- Are you passionate about building robust, scalable infrastructure that powers cutting-edge machine learning applications?
- This is an ideal role for someone with a deep technical background in infrastructure engineering who enjoys mentoring and leading a team
- If you’re excited about the challenges of scaling infrastructure for ML workloads in a fast-paced startup environment, we’d love to meet you
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in infrastructure or software engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
- Expertise in infrastructure design, including containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible), and monitoring systems
- Solid understanding of networking, security, and high-availability infrastructure design
- Experience managing and scaling infrastructure for machine learning or similar high-performance workloads
- Proven track record of leading teams and delivering large-scale, production-level infrastructure solutions
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to drive technical projects from idea to completion
Desirable
- Experience with optimizing infrastructure for machine learning workloads, including GPU utilization and distributed computing
- Familiarity with multi-cloud strategies and hybrid cloud deployments
- Deep understanding of security best practices in cloud-native environments
- Previous experience in a fast-paced startup environment, particularly in the ML or AI space
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Tech Lead Manager - Infrastructure to lead our infrastructure team in designing, developing, and optimizing the core systems that support our ML platform
- Lead, manage, and mentor the infrastructure engineering team responsible for building the backbone of Baseten’s ML platform
- Define and drive the technical strategy for infrastructure, ensuring performance, security, and scalability of core systems
- Collaborate closely with ML teams and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure smooth integration of models into production environments
- Design and implement scalable infrastructure solutions, including CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.)
- Dive deep into performance optimization of our systems, identifying and addressing bottlenecks to improve overall infrastructure efficiency
- Own end-to-end project management for infrastructure initiatives, from planning and execution to monitoring and maintenance
- Promote engineering best practices and a culture of continuous improvement within the team
Our take
As with its mathematical namesake, Baseten focuses on simplifying the complex. The San Francisco startup focuses on simplifying the integration of artificial intelligence into businesses. The tools that Baseten built demolish the need for businesses to hire specialised engineers, utilising the huge strides in artificial intelligence that we’ve seen in the last few years without adding workload to businesses.
With serious funding, Baseten plans to use its investment to expand its engineering and go-to-market teams. This is part of its focus on helping companies implement the tools that they have at their disposal, a long-overlooked aspect of machine learning that many businesses have been eager to champion, but uncertain on how to actually use.
Simplifying the complex world of artificial intelligence for business is no mean feat but the three founders, who met whilst working as engineers at Gumroad, have a lot of experience in how to navigate this gap in the market.
Kirsty
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Insights
Few candidates hear
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Mar 2024
$40m
SERIES B
Apr 2022
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60m
Company benefits
- Remote-first work environment. The Baseten team is welcome to work from wherever they want; fully remote, in our San Francisco office, or a mix of both. Today, our team (including our founding team) is spread across the United States, Canada, and Armenia. We provide a $1,000 stipend for you to make your home-office comfortable and productive
- Regular in-person team summits. We get together as a team three times a year to plan, workshop, and most importantly, get to know each other better
- Unlimited PTO. We ask that everyone take at least 4 weeks of vacation. And we have a company-wide break between Christmas and New Year's Day
- Full healthcare coverage. Medical, dental and vision insurance for you and your family
- Paid parental leave. 16-weeks fully paid parental leave (adoptive and non-birth parents included) and flexibility with schedules while returning to work
- Company-sponsored 401(k) for you to contribute to
- Learning and development budget. We encourage you to take classes, attend conferences, and invest in your craft and we’ll cover expenses to make it happen
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Tuhin Srivastava
(Co-Founder)Previously Co-Founder at Shape, Machine Learning at Gumroad and Skulpt.
Amir Haghighat
(Co-Founder)Previously Head of Engineering at Gumroad, Software Engineer at Yelp and Engineering Manager at Clover Health.
Phillip Howes
(Co-Founder)Previously Co-Founder at Shape, Machine Learning Engineer at Gumroad and Research Assistant at the University of Sydney.
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