You

• 4+ years of engineering management experience with a demonstrated track record of growing high-performing teams
• 7+ years of software engineering IC experience, including principal or staff-level ownership of mission-critical distributed systems
• 8+ years implementing business-critical services in Python or Go, from conception through production
• Experience building systems that coordinate across multiple independently-owned infrastructure services (compute, networking, storage) without owning them directly
• Background in multi-region deployment strategies, cross-datacenter state management, and high-availability architectures
• Strong track record of owning projects end-to-end: architecture, delivery, operations, and continuous improvement
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration - proven ability to drive alignment across infrastructure, platform, and product teams

Nice to Have

• Awareness of the evolving bare metal and GPU infrastructure ecosystem - including tools like NVIDIA NiCo (NCX Infra Controller) for DPU-enforced lifecycle automation, BlueField DPU capabilities, and where industry standards for multi-tenant bare metal management are heading
• Experience evaluating or adopting vendor infrastructure tooling into an existing platform - performing a full migration, having the judgment to assess fit, risk, and timing
• Familiarity with Kubernetes or Slurm - useful context for how this team integrates with Lambda’s cluster orchestration layer, but not required for the role itself
• Experience in the AI, ML, or GPU hardware industry
• Proven track record designing large-scale cloud IaaS platforms from the ground up
• Exposure to IPO readiness, enterprise compliance, or security requirements at scale

Values We’re Looking For

• Hands-on when needed: You can get into the details when the team or system needs it without becoming the long-term bottleneck.
• High accountability: You take responsibility for delivery and production outcomes and do not tolerate systems remaining unreliable.
• Business and customer alignment: You connect technical priorities to the outcomes that matter for Lambda and its customers.
• Sound judgment: You make decisions with incomplete information, manage risk, and change direction when the evidence changes.
• Systems builder: You create teams, processes, and technical foundations that operate effectively without depending on constant intervention.
• Agency with context: You find responsible paths through obstacles without creating unnecessary risk or operating as a cowboy.
• Low ego and strong collaboration: You handle disagreement directly, learn when you are wrong, and build productive cross-functional relationships.
• Learning through failure: You turn operational and organizational failures into stronger systems and lasting improvements.

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

• Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
• Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
• We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
• Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
• We offer generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Compensation: $297K - $440K