Executive Assistant to Head of Engineering

The role

This person will support the Head of Engineering by owning the day-to-day operating rhythm of the Engineering organization. They will manage complex calendars, coordinate meetings, and handle executive communications and travel.

What you will do

• Own complex calendar management for the Head of Engineering
• Ensure leaders are prepared for meetings by managing agendas, materials, and follow-ups
• Support forward-looking calendar planning and recurring operating cadences
• Own the operational cadence of the Engineering organization
• Support candidate and new hire experience
• Partner with customers and external partners to coordinate executive meetings and visits
• Manage executive inboxes and prioritize communications
• Coordinate domestic and international travel
• Improve Engineering leadership team operations and processes

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting senior Engineering leaders in a high-growth technology company
• Understanding of how technical organizations operate
• Experience supporting engineering operating rhythms, technical planning cycles, and fast-moving product development teams
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to coordinate complex cross-functional initiatives
• Experience managing complex calendars, travel, executive communications, and recurring operating cadences
• Professionalism and executive presence when working with senior leaders, customers, candidates, and external partners
• Proactive, resourceful, and highly autonomous
• High attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership
• Ability to thrive in a high-growth environment where priorities change quickly

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents (U.S. only)
• Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
• Company-facilitated 401(k) (U.S. only)
• Exposure to a variety of ML startups

About the company

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for AI companies by uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling. The company recently raised a $1.5B Series F.