Data Engineer

The role

A Data Engineer will build and scale Baseten's internal data platform. This role transforms raw product and business data into reliable datasets to power decision-making across various departments.

What you will do

• Design and maintain core data models and semantic layers
• Develop and orchestrate batch and streaming data pipelines using technologies such as Apache Beam, Kafka, Airflow, or similar frameworks
• Analyze inference and infrastructure telemetry, including data from OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and other observability tools
• Define and maintain company-wide metrics across product usage, performance, and customer lifecycle
• Enable self-service analytics through agents and tools, with well-structured semantic layers and context
• Ensure data reliability and quality through testing, documentation, and governance

Required qualifications

• Design and maintain core data models and semantic layers
• Develop and orchestrate batch and streaming data pipelines using technologies such as Apache Beam, Kafka, Airflow, or similar frameworks
• Analyze inference and infrastructure telemetry, including data from OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and other observability tools
• Define and maintain company-wide metrics across product usage, performance, and customer lifecycle
• Enable self-service analytics through agents and tools, with well-structured semantic layers and context
• Ensure data reliability and quality through testing, documentation, and governance

Nice to have

• Understanding of inference metrics such as latency, throughput, token usage, and model performance
• Experience supporting B2B SaaS and/or consumption-based platforms
• Application of forecasting and predictive modeling (e.g., ARIMA, Prophet) to business processes

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, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities

About the company

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies. They provide a platform that enables companies to bring cutting-edge models into production.