Global Capacity Manager

About this role

Lead the management and optimization of Baseten’s global GPU fleet, from securing capacity to maintaining reliable, cost-effective infrastructure. Build systems for multi-cloud workload orchestration and GPU operations, with hands-on Kubernetes work and a focus on scaling capacity management.

About the company

Baseten is an inference cloud that helps companies run and scale AI models in production with flexible infrastructure and developer tooling.

The team

G&A and Compute

Stack

What you'll do

• Lead GPU pods through capacity acquisition, deployment, and maintenance
• Build systems to orchestrate workloads across clouds and regions
• Develop automated tools to detect and repair unhealthy GPU nodes
• Model GPU spend and capacity trade-offs to support profitable scaling
• Coordinate infrastructure changes with SRE, Infra, and FDE teams
• Lead response to capacity shortages and infrastructure incidents

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in a high-growth environment, preferably at a hyperscaler or GPU provider
• Hands-on Kubernetes expertise, including taints, cordons, node draining, and custom operators
• Production experience with Go or Python
• Financial literacy and ability to model capacity reliability and cost trade-offs
• Tenacity and a collaborative mindset

Nice to have

• Experience with hyperscalers such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
• Experience with specialized GPU providers

Benefits

• Meaningful equity
• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for U.S. employees and dependents
• Flexible PTO and company-wide winter break
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family-building stipend
• Company-facilitated 401(k) for U.S. employees