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Lambda
Full time
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USA
08/16/2026
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Bellevue, WA

Responsibilities

Design and implement a highly available and reliable GPU and CPU host and instance lifecycle control plane.
Guide technical decisions involving semiconductor architecture, BIOS and firmware settings, system boot methodologies, and DPU utilization.
Guide the compute platform’s multi-tenant security model.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior engineers across several teams.
Collaborate with product and data center organizations to translate customer requirements into scalable infrastructure capabilities.
Translate vague customer technical requirements into concrete engineering deliverables.
Set engineering standards and lead design reviews for mission-critical cloud software at scale.
Lead development of resilient compute control-plane infrastructure using durable execution concepts and deep hardware integration.

Requirements

10+ years of experience with compute control-plane distributed systems for deploying and lifecycle-managing heterogeneous compute platforms in data centers at scale.
Deep expertise in durable execution models and distributed systems used in cloud-service provisioning.
Basic knowledge of software-defined networking fundamentals for secure, multi-tenant distributed systems.
Proven experience leading large-scale semiconductor hardware enablement and deployment initiatives.
Proven experience deploying new data centers into a global compute platform.
Proficiency in one or more of C/C++, Rust, Python, or Go.
Knowledge of NVIDIA AI Factory architecture, including GPU hosts, CPU hosts, SuperNICs, ConnectX, BlueField DPUs, and switches, is preferred.
Knowledge of NVIDIA AI Factory software offerings such as DOCA, DOCA SNAP, and CUDA is preferred.
Knowledge of Linux kernel internals, device drivers, virtualization technologies, kernel bypass technologies, high-performance networking, and storage protocols is preferred.
Experience with cloud service provider Kubernetes offerings is preferred.

Benefits

Hybrid work arrangement requiring presence in Bellevue, San Francisco, or San Jose four days per week, with Tuesday as the designated work-from-home day.
Generous cash and equity compensation.
Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.
401(k) plan with a 2% company match for U.S. employees.
Flexible paid time off plan.

Salary: $314k - $465k/yr

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