Forward Deployed Engineer

Highlights

• Partner with customers to deploy high-scale production AI apps on Baseten.
• Own customer journeys from exploration to observable production deployment.
• Power mission-critical inference for AI leaders like Cursor and Notion.

What they offer

• 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
• 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

Ideal candidate

Entrepreneurial engineer who thrives in ambiguity and loves partnering with customers to ship AI to production. You care about ownership, velocity, and turning vague goals into reliable, real-world impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional work experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages in a production-level environment, with a strong preference for Python.
• Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines and the lifecycle of ML model development and deployment.
• Strong communication skills, particularly on complex technical topics.
• Experience in building or optimizing AI/ML projects is highly valued.