OS / K8s Systems Engineer
Baseten · San Francisco, CA · EPD
About this role
Baseten is hiring a mid-level Systems Engineer in the operations function based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Kubernetes, Linux, Configuration Management. Compensation is listed at $165,000–$330,000 per year.
- Role
- Systems Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Department
- EPD
- Posted
- May 1, 2026
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Job description
from Baseten careersABOUT 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, 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 OS / K8s Systems Engineer at Baseten, you’ll build the automation and systems that turn raw GPU hardware into production-ready compute. From provisioning to orchestration, you’ll own the software layer that makes our infrastructure reproducible, scalable, and reliable across data centers.
This is a senior, hands-on role focused on building systems not operating them. You’ll work close to the metal designing OS images, building provisioning pipelines, and automating cluster bring-up from scratch. Your work will define how quickly we can turn new capacity into usable compute.
EXAMPLE INITIATIVES
Zero-to-cluster automation Build workflows that take new hardware from unprovisioned to fully operational cluster.
Provisioning systems Design PXE-based or equivalent systems for imaging and lifecycle management.
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