Job Specifications
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda’s mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU.
If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us.
Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco/San Jose or Seattle office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.
Engineering at Lambda is responsible for building and scaling our cloud offering. Our scope includes the Lambda website, cloud APIs and systems as well as internal tooling for system deployment, management and maintenance.
What You’ll Do
Operate and maintain bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, scaling up to thousands of nodes
Handle cluster degradation, recovery, resizing, and incident response using fleet management tools
Participate in a well-managed on-call rotation for critical incidents
Assist customers with Kubernetes questions, workload integration, storage, and authentication
Work closely with our HPC Ops and Datacenter Ops teams for low-level or cross-functional issues
Use Python and Golang to create tooling and automate the validation of platform quality.
Design, build, and maintain scalable control plane services, operators, and custom controllers for Kubernetes
Develop automation for cluster lifecycle management: provisioning, upgrades, patching, and deletion.
Define and implement SLOs and SLIs for Kubernetes services, workloads, and platform reliability.
About You
Must-Have
6+ years of experience in a SRE, operations engineer, or similar role, with a deep knowledge of running Linux clusters and systems
Strong programming skills in Go and Python; experience with GitOps (e.g., ArgoCD), Helm, and Kubernetes operators
Proven experience operating Kubernetes clusters in production environments (on-prem, EKS, GKE, or similar)
Can work either independently with limited direction or as part of a team
Can work with customers during incidents either via tickets, live messaging, or as part of a larger call.
Familiarity with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, FluentBit, and CI/CD pipelines
Proven experience provisioning Kubernetes using tools such as kubeadm, Cluster API, or similar
Nice-to-Have
Deep Kubernetes expertise: CRDs, CSI, CNI, Kubernetes Operator Coding experience
Exposure to HPC clusters, AI/ML workloads, or large-scale GPU clusters
Hybrid or multi-cloud Kubernetes environment experience
Contributions to CNCF projects or Kubernetes SIGs
Why Join Us
Work on cutting-edge Managed Kubernetes platforms for AI/ML workloads
Influence the platform roadmap and help shape operations and reliability best practices
Collaborate with a highly skilled engineer
Opportunity to mentor and grow within a fast-growing, technology-driven environment
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, ~400 employees (2025) and growing fast
We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.
We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability
Our research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
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
A Final Note
You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.
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 Range: $240K - $401K