Recruiting Operations Lead, Baseten
$175-210k
+ Equity
ML application builder for data scientists
Be an early applicant
ML application builder for data scientists
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-210k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make machine learning accessible to every organisation.
Role
Who you are
- Operationally rigorous. You see recruiting as a system and instinctively look for the process gaps, data blind spots, and workflow inefficiencies others walk past. You build things that scale
- An ATS power user. You have deep hands-on experience with modern recruiting platforms (Ashby strongly preferred) and can configure, troubleshoot, and optimize them without needing an engineer's help
- Data fluent. You're comfortable writing queries, building reports, and communicating insights — and you know which metrics actually matter versus which are vanity
- A strong communicator and project manager. You can translate messy processes into clean documentation, run cross-functional initiatives without losing stakeholders, and deliver clear updates to leadership
- A builder, not just a maintainer. You're energized by ambiguity. You've built recruiting operations programs largely from scratch at a high-growth company and have the organizational scars to prove it
- Experienced. You have 4+ years in recruiting operations, talent operations, or a closely related function — ideally at a fast-moving startup or high-growth tech company. Experience supporting both technical and GTM hiring is a plus
What the job involves
- We're hiring a Recruiting Operations Lead to build and scale the operational backbone of our talent function. As Baseten enters its next phase of growth, the quality and efficiency of how we hire matters enormously — and this role exists to make every part of that process faster, smarter, and more consistent
- You'll sit at the intersection of recruiting strategy, systems, and data — defining process standards, driving recruiter enablement, and turning hiring data into actionable insight. You'll work closely with our recruiters, recruiting coordinators, and people team to ensure that every candidate and hiring manager experiences something exceptional
- This is a foundational role. You won't just maintain what exists — you'll design what should exist
- Design and document recruiting processes. Build clear, consistent, scalable workflows across the full hiring lifecycle — from role kick-off to offer acceptance — and ensure they're adopted across the team
- Build the recruiting data foundation. Define our core metrics (time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline conversion, source effectiveness) and create dashboards that give recruiters, people leadership, and the business real-time visibility into hiring health
- Drive interviewer and hiring manager enablement. Create training materials, calibration guides, and onboarding resources that raise the quality and consistency of our interview process across every function
- Lead recruiting programs and initiatives. Own high-priority projects such as candidate experience improvements, referral program optimization, recruiting branding, and DEI initiatives end-to-end — from scoping to execution to measurement
- Evaluate and implement new tools. Stay ahead of the recruiting technology landscape — from AI-powered sourcing tools to interview intelligence platforms — and bring a thoughtful POV on what Baseten should adopt and how
- Partner cross-functionally. Collaborate with People, Finance, and BizTech to ensure recruiting data flows cleanly into downstream systems, headcount plans stay current, and compliance requirements are met
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 build 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, all without adding workload to businesses.
With serious funding behind it, Baseten has grown its team by three times year-over-year over the last five years. Specifically, it's hired across engineering and marketing, gaining talent from companies such as GitHub, Google, Uber, Amazon, and Palantir. Part of Baseten's focus is 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 are uncertain about how to actually use.
Simplifying the complex world of artificial intelligence for business is no mean feat, but with hundreds of millions in funding behind it and a $5 billion valuation reported in 2026, the company is well on its way to market domination. What's more, the three founders, who met whilst working as engineers at Gumroad, have a lot of experience in navigating this gap in the market.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jan 2026
$300m
LATE VC
Sep 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Total funding: $585m
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
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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