Senior Frontend Engineer

Baseten

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in building production-grade web applications
  • Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web development tools
  • Proven track record of creating high-performance, scalable user interfaces
  • Strong product intuition, focusing on user experience
  • Experience in cross-functional teams within fast-paced environments
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and build responsive, accessible, and user-friendly front-end interfaces using React and TypeScript
  • Collaborate with product designers to transform complex concepts into intuitive user interfaces
  • Optimize application performance, emphasizing rendering speed and responsiveness
  • Lead significant front-end projects, coordinating with backend teams on API definitions and workflow testing
  • Establish best practices and mentor junior engineers in front-end technologies
  • Develop reusable component libraries that streamline product development
  • Work closely with backend and platform teams to refine APIs and workflows

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package including flexible PTO and fully covered healthcare premiums
  • Unique opportunity to work in a fast-growing startup within a cutting-edge engineering field
  • Inclusive and supportive workplace culture emphasizes learning and growth
  • Exposure to a diverse range of ML startups, enhancing learning and networking opportunities
Full Job Description
THE ROLE

We're looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to craft performant and delightful user experiences across Baseten's core platform. You'll own critical parts of our web application stack and collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and backend teams to launch impactful features that help users deploy and manage AI systems at scale.

EXAMPLE INITIATIVES

You'll get to work on these types of projects as part of our Core Product team:
  • Chains for multi-component workflows
  • Asynchronous inference
  • Model APIs for frontier models
  • Model training built for production inference


RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Design, implement, and maintain responsive, accessible, and user-friendly frontend interfaces using React and TypeScript
  • Collaborate closely with product designers to turn complex ideas into elegant, intuitive UIs
  • Optimize application performance and reliability, with a focus on rendering speed and responsiveness
  • Drive major frontend initiatives, including partnering with backend teams to define APIs and test and refine end-to-end flows
  • Eestablish best practices, and mentor other engineers on frontend technologies
  • Build reusable component libraries and frontend infrastructure that accelerate product development
  • Partner with backend and platform teams to define and refine APIs and end-to-end flows


REQUIREMENTS
  • 5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications
  • Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web development tooling
  • Track record of building well-crafted, performant, and scalable UIs
  • Strong product intuition and empathy for the user experience
  • Experience working in cross-functional product teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills


NICE TO HAVE
  • Familiarity with Tailwind CSS, Next.js, or other modern frontend frameworks
  • Background in developer tools or data/ML infrastructure products
  • Experience with WebSockets, real-time data, or custom visualization tooling
  • Contributions to open-source projects or public engineering work


BENEFITS
  • Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity.
  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
  • Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (our offices are closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day!)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
  • Company-facilitated 401(k)
  • Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities.

Apply 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.

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