{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"6ce29d1e7d27a4f893a24056","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6ce29d1e7d27a4f893a24056","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/6ce29d1e7d27a4f893a24056","title":"Software Engineer - Model Performance","description":"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 to ship AI products.\r\nTHE ROLE Are you passionate about advancing the application of artificial intelligence? We are looking for a Software Engineer focused on ML performance to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and is eager to make significant contributions to the exciting field of LLM Inference. If you are a backend engineer who thrives on making things faster and is excited about open-source ML models, we look forward to your application.\r\nEXAMPLE INITIATIVES You'll get to work on these types of projects as part of our Model Performance team:\r\nBaseten Embeddings Inference: The fastest embeddings solution available\r\nThe Baseten Inference Stack\r\nDriving model performance optimization\r\nRESPONSIBILITIES Implement, refine, and productionize cutting-edge techniques (quantization, speculative decoding, kv cache reuse, chunked prefill and LoRA) for ML model inference and infrastructure.\r\nDeep dive into underlying codebases of TensorRT, PyTorch, TensorRT-LLM, vllm, sglang, CUDA, and other libraries to debug ML performance issues.\r\nApply and scale optimization techniques across a wide range of ML models, particularly large language models.\r\nCollaborate with a diverse team to design and implement innovative solutions.\r\nOwn projects from idea to production.\r\nREQUIREMENTS Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.\r\nExperience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, such as Python or C++.\r\nFamiliarity with LLM optimization techniques (e.g., quantization, speculative decoding, continuous batching).\r\nStrong familiarity with ML libraries, especially PyTorch, TensorRT, or TensorRT-LLM.\r\nDemonstrated interest and experience in LLM's.\r\nDeep understanding of GPU architecture.\r\nBonus\r\nProficiency in enhancing the performance of software systems, particularly in the context of large language models (LLMs).\r\nExperience with CUDA or similar technologies.\r\nDeep understanding of software engineering principles and a proven track record of developing and deploying AI/ML inference solutions.\r\nExperience with Docker and Kubernetes.\r\nBENEFITS Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.\r\n100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents\r\nFlexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)\r\nPaid parental leave\r\nFertility and family-building stipend through Carrot\r\nCompany-facilitated 401(k)\r\nExposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.\r\nApply 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.\r\nAt 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.\r\nWe 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).\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Consensus","rawCompany":"consensus","city":"New York","state":"NY","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T02:38:26.649Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1299.08","title":"Computer Systems Engineers/Architects","slug":"computer-systems-engineers-architects"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Software Engineer - Model Performance","description":"ABOUT BASETEN Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma and Writer. 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