AI inference infrastructure
Baseten
Baseten runs the AI models inside other companies’ products and helps them train their own. It answers more than 1 billion requests to those models a day.
- Based in San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Montreal and London
- Nearly 400 people
- Founded 2019
- 102 open roles
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“Baseten’s revenue grew about 20 times in a year, and it plans to triple its headcount in 2026. Most roles are hybrid and in San Francisco. Several ask for three days a week in the office, and a few for five.”
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Revenue tripled to a reported $600M a year in the first three months of 2026
Annualized revenue, as The Information reported it. Baseten publishes only how many times its revenue has grown.
Revenue grew about 20 times in the year to June 2026.
No layoffs reported.
It competes with Fireworks AI, Together AI and Modal.
Valuation rose from $825M to $13B in 16 months
It raised $1.5B in June 2026, its fourth round in 16 months.
Investors in that round bought at two prices, valuing Baseten at $13B and $11B. In October 2026 Bloomberg reported that it was set to raise about $2B at up to $30B, which Baseten has not announced.
The team grew from 180 to nearly 400 people in five months
It said in June 2026 that it plans to triple its headcount this year.
Its cofounders run it, with leaders hired from Sequoia, Databricks and Figma
Tuhin and Amir worked together at Gumroad with cofounder Phil Howes. Tuhin and Phil then built and sold a startup called Shape. Pankaj Gupta is its fourth cofounder. Matt Slagle, who was SVP of sales at Sigma Computing, joined as chief revenue officer in March 2026.
A fast-moving, hybrid place to work
The pace. Its careers page says “We work hard, move fast, and care deeply about quality.” Its Head of EMEA Sales job asks for someone who does well in high-change, unstructured environments.
Where. Almost every role is hybrid. Several ask for at least three days a week in the office, Tuesday to Thursday, and a few are on site five days a week.
Offsites. The whole company meets at an offsite twice a year.
Time off. Its offices close from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day.
Pay. Every role comes with equity, and US staff get full medical, dental and vision coverage for themselves and their dependents. Its San Francisco software engineering listings give pay of $160K to $330K.
OpenEvidence, Abridge and Gamma run their AI models on it
It runs on more than 90 clusters across more than 20 clouds. In September 2026 OpenAI made it one of the first open-model providers in its marketplace for business customers.
What people tell Jack
“Baseten is exactly the kind of company I want to see more of: technical B2B, AI infrastructure and serious growth.”
Is there a role for you?
Baseten has 102 open roles on its careers page, in the US (97), Canada (24) and the UK (6). Pick a place and a team to see the roles and Jack’s read.
Jack’s read for engineering, research and security
45 open roles
Head of engineering Sameer Paranjpye spent nine years at Databricks, where he was a vice president of engineering.- Its research team, Base Labs, is hiring research scientists and engineers to post-train models.
- Most engineering roles are in San Francisco, and many can also be based in New York. About half can be based in Seattle, Toronto or Montreal.
What these roles pay and who gets hired, from our hiring guides
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Jack’s read for product, design and data
7 open roles
- It sells dedicated inference, model APIs, training and sandboxes for AI agents. Sandboxes came with Blaxel, which it bought in September 2026.
- Its product, design and data roles are in San Francisco, and most can also be based in New York.
Jack’s read for sales, marketing and solutions
27 open roles
President Dannie Herzberg leads sales and operations. She came from Sequoia Capital, and earlier worked at Slack as it grew past $1B in revenue.- Its Head of EMEA Sales job is based in London, and the listing says the EMEA team should grow to 20 or more people this year.
What these roles pay and who gets hired, from our hiring guides
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Jack’s read for compute and capacity
8 open roles
- Every request it serves runs on GPU capacity this team sources, contracts and finances.
- It is hiring to find data center sites and powered land beyond the largest providers.
Jack’s read for finance, people and recruiting
15 open roles
- Its finance team is hiring for accounting, product finance, deal strategy and equity programs.
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It has added new roles every week since late July
New roles each week worldwide, from July 27 to November 1, 2026, from our daily checks of its careers page. The first week of checks is left out, because it counted roles already open.
Closed roles56 since late July
The most recent, as of November 7, 2026.
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Jack & Jill isn’t Baseten’s recruiter. The open roles come straight from Baseten’s public careers page and refresh through the day. Company facts come from Baseten’s own announcements and named press, linked on each card, and were last checked on November 7, 2026. Jack’s take is Jack & Jill’s own.