Baseten

Technology

EngineeringManager,InternalPlatform

$165–330k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Manager candidates.

The Brief

“Engineering Manager, Internal Platform at Baseten. Skills: Platform engineering, Developer tooling, Team leadership, AI enablement. Recruit engineers. Hire engineers”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven experience managing engineering teams, Technical background in Go, Technical background in Python, Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/Docker tooling, Experience managing large monorepos, Advanced understanding of CI/CD concepts, Track record of improving developer experience, Excellent developer tool culture, Strong written communication skills, Strong verbal communication skills

Nice to Have

Experience in platform context, Experience in infrastructure context, Experience in developer experience context, Familiarity with Bazel, Familiarity with Pants, Familiarity with Moon, Familiarity with Turborepo, Team has contributed to open-source developer tooling

What You'll Do.

Support career development

Partner with tech leads

Partner with engineering leadership

Define long-term vision

Guide team in creating tooling

Oversee monorepo enhancement

Develop project templates

Drive design of shared libraries

Drive implementation of shared libraries

Champion CI pipeline improvements

Provide platform for development

Ensure team delivers solutions

Improve visibility in CD processes

Act as advocate for platform engineering

Ensure teams have resources

Ensure teams have tools

Collaborate with stakeholders

Prioritize platform investments

Communicate team progress

Communicate priorities

Communicate technical trade-offs

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Engineering leadership; Product stakeholders

Communication Scope

Influence without authority

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job 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 $300M Series E https://www.baseten.co/blog/announcing-baseten-s-300m-series-e/, backed by investors including BOND, IVP, Spark Capital, Greylock, and Conviction. Join us and help build the platform engineers turn to to ship AI products. THE ROLE As an Engineering Manager for Baseten's Platform Team, you will lead and grow the team responsible for building internal systems to reduce low leverage work for the entire engineering organization. While our product delivers infrastructure for AI development, your team's focus is on creating robust internal systems that amplify productivity, collaboration, and quality across all engineering teams through exceptional tooling, efficient workflows, AI enablement, and world-class development environments. You are a people-first leader who also brings deep technical conviction. You care about elegant solutions: streamlined monorepos, lightning-fast CI pipelines, and thoughtfully designed shared libraries. You know how to build and inspire a team that delivers them. If you thrive at the intersection of technical craft and people leadership, you'll find this role deeply rewarding. RESPONSIBILITIES Team Leadership & Culture - Recruit, hire, and develop a high-performing team of platform engineers. - Foster a culture of technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement. - Provide regular coaching, feedback, and career development support to your direct reports. - Partner with tech leads and engineering leadership to define the long-term vision and roadmap for platform infrastructure. Technical Direction - Guide the team

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