Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager - AI Cloud Platform

Lambda

Location:
United States , San Francisco

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

330000.00 - 440000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

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. One person, one GPU. 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.

Job Responsibility:

Lead the AI Cloud Core Platform team of ~6 engineers, with end-to-end ownership of Cloud Platform and governance capabilities
Drive execution of roadmap features including cluster lifecycle automation
Partner closely with Product and Design to ensure the user experience matches the needs of enterprise customers
Balance rapid feature delivery with longer-term investments in scalability, observability, and platform design
Hire, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, providing career development and feedback
Collaborate with other Lambda teams (Control Plane, Billing, Platform) to ensure smooth, integrated delivery across the stack
Contribute to a culture of high performance, documentation, humility, and curiosity
Be product-focused in your leadership and execution, always placing the needs of the customer first, with a particular focus on feature velocity, reliability and security
Shape a culture of sustainable, empathetic, and high-velocity engineering, with a deep focus on cross-team collaboration, documentation, and data-driven decision-making

Requirements:

5+ years in a full-time management role at a high-growth technology company
10+ years of industry experience in software engineering, with a focus on large-scale distributed systems and backend systems
Proven record of leading and building engineering teams that work on mission-critical, high performance systems
Proven track record leading teams that deliver enterprise features or governance platforms
Exceptional leadership skills that encompass leading by trust, building empathy with your reports and other teams, and maintaining a sustainable but rapid velocity
Demonstrated expertise in managing long-term projects alongside urgent, short-term priorities and incident resolution
Extensive experience collaborating with product, sales, and other engineering teams to build cohesive products with a focus on user experience and reliability
Ability to understand, review and structure Python and Go applications

Nice to have:

Experience with IAM, authentication/authorization (SSO, RBAC, SCIM), governance tooling, or compliance features
Background building cloud application platforms
Experience managing a remote, distributed team

What 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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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