Senior Frontend Engineer
Job Description
ABOUT BASETEN
Join our dynamic team at Baseten, where we’re revolutionizing AI deployment with cutting-edge inference infrastructure. Backed by premier investors such as IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction, we’re trusted by leading enterprises and AI-driven innovators—including Descript, Bland.ai, Patreon, Writer, and Robust Intelligence—to deliver top-tier performance, security, and reliability for their production workloads. With our recent $75 million Series C funding, we’re poised to accelerate our mission to make AI accessible across all products. If you’re passionate about tackling impactful challenges and building transformative solutions from the ground up, we invite you to join us on this exciting journey!
THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to craft performant and delightful user experiences across Baseten’s core platform. You’ll own critical parts of our web application stack and collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to launch impactful features that help users deploy and manage AI systems at scale.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, implement, and maintain responsive, accessible, and user-friendly frontend interfaces using React and TypeScript
Collaborate closely with product designers to turn complex ideas into elegant, intuitive UIs
Optimize application performance and reliability, with a focus on rendering speed and responsiveness
Drive major frontend initiatives, including partnering with backend teams to define APIs and test and refine end-to-end flows
Eestablish best practices, and mentor other engineers on frontend technologies
Build reusable component libraries and frontend infrastructure that accelerate product development
Partner with backend and platform teams to define and refine APIs and end-to-end flows
REQUIREMENTS
5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications
Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web development tooling
Track record of building well-crafted, performant, and scalable UIs
Strong product intuition and empathy for the user experience
Experience working in cross-functional product teams in a fast-paced environment
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
NICE TO HAVE
Familiarity with Tailwind CSS, Next.js, or other modern frontend frameworks
Background in developer tools or data/ML infrastructure products
Experience with WebSockets, real-time data, or custom visualization tooling
Contributions to open-source projects or public engineering work
BENEFITS
Competitive compensation package (Flexible PTO, fully covered healthcare premiums for you and your dependents, 401k)
A unique opportunity to be part of a rapidly growing startup in one of the most exciting engineering fields of our era
An inclusive and supportive work culture that fosters learning and growth
Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities
Apply now to help shape the frontend of AI deployment at scale! If you’re passionate about clean code, sleek interfaces, and building things users love, we’d 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.
Company Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Hybrid