Baseten
Base Labs Research Scientist
$210K–$285K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Mar 17, 2026
- Education
- Master’s or PhD research depth in machine learning; the posting also welcomes exceptional candidates without traditional qualifications.
About the job
Conduct foundational and applied research on post-training methods and efficient inference, then collaborate with engineering teams to bring findings into production systems.
What you'll do
- Define and pursue a research agenda, including research connected to platform and customer needs.
- Design and execute rigorous experiments, including at multi-node scale and with trillion-parameter models; publish at top venues.
- Translate customer requirements into research problems and collaborate with engineering teams to productionize findings; mentor junior researchers.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD research depth in machine learning, with first-author publications at top venues
- Demonstrated ability to move from theory through implementation to empirical results
Pay
$210K – $285K USD base salary
AI focus
Research into how models learn, alignment, architectural efficiency, post-training methodology, and performant inference.
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