Senior Software Engineer - Managed Kubernetes

Senior Software Engineer - Managed Kubernetes

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Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence.

Base pay range

$266,000.00 / yr - $455,000.00 / yr

Note : This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Managed Kubernetes (Mk8s) team. You will play a crucial role in shaping the architecture, reliability, and automation of our Kubernetes‑based infrastructure, which powers mission‑critical workloads across our global platform.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable control plane services, operators, and custom Kubernetes controllers, while developing automation in Python / Go for end‑to‑end cluster lifecycle management — including provisioning, upgrades, patching, and deletion.
• Identify gaps and develop internal tools, APIs, and command‑line interfaces (CLIs) that enable customers and ML / AI teams to deploy and effectively monitor inference services.
• Write resilient systems that gracefully handle failure across large‑scale distributed environments.
• Develop automated tests to ensure quality and stability, and validate the clusters to identify and address hardware issues before delivery.
• Support and debug production issues through on‑call rotation.

You

Nice to Have

If you don’t meet all of these requirements but believe you may be a good fit, please still apply and provide a cover letter that helps us understand your experience and readiness for this role.

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

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.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level.

Employment Type

Full‑time.

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology.

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