Engineering Manager, Model Library
Baseten · San Francisco
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 https://www.baseten.co/blog/announcing-our-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. THE ROLE: You'll lead the Model Library team at Baseten — a small, high-ownership team focused on helping developers discover, evaluate, and select the right models for their specific use cases. This role is for a product-minded engineering manager who thrives in ambiguous, high-impact environments and can guide a team from early-stage product thinking through production-quality execution. You'll stay technically grounded while driving the team's work across model discovery, evaluation frameworks, and the infrastructure that powers a best-in-class model library experience. EXAMPLE INITIATIVES: - Model APIs for frontier models https://www.baseten.co/products/model-apis/ - Model training built for production inference https://www.baseten.co/products/training/ - Introducing the Baseten Frontier Gateway https://www.baseten.co/blog/introducing-baseten-frontier-gateway/ RESPONSIBILITIES: - Lead and grow a team of engineers, including hiring, mentorship, and career development. - Own the Model Library product area end-to-end — from discovery and evaluation experiences to the APIs and tooling developers use to integrate models. - Partner with product, ML, and cross-functional stakeholders to define scope, prioritize work, and communicate progress. - Maintain a high technical bar through design doc reviews, code reviews, and hands-on architectural guida