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Lambda · 4 months ago

Senior Software Engineer - IAM

positionSan Francisco Office
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$230K/yr - $395K/yr
date8+ years exp

Lambda is a company focused on building Superintelligence and providing infrastructure for AI deployments. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - IAM to design and deliver their next-generation Identity and Access Management platform, which will enhance secure access control for a range of customers.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData CenterGPUMachine Learning
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Design and build intuitive, beautiful web interfaces for ML/AI cloud users
Integrate top-tier tooling, workflows, and models from the AI space
Own features end-to-end—from design to deployment to monitoring

Qualification

IAM technologiesAuthentication protocolsAuthorization modelsProgramming in PythonIdentity lifecycle managementDistributed systems designIntegrating identity platformsAcademic backgroundLeadership experienceMentorship experience

Required

8+ years of backend or platform engineering experience, with 3+ years leading IAM or authentication/authorization initiatives
Deep expertise in modern IAM patterns and technologies: Authentication (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML), Authorization (RBAC, ABAC, fine-grained permissions), MFA and advanced authentication factors, SCIM and identity lifecycle management
Experience integrating and customizing third-party identity platforms (e.g., Auth0, Okta, WorkOS) at scale
Strong architecture and systems design skills for distributed, multi-tenant SaaS environments
Proven track record of delivering IAM features in security-sensitive, high-uptime environments
Solid programming experience in Python, Go, or similar languages, plus comfort with IaC (Terraform, Atlantis, Crossplane)

Preferred

Experience designing IAM systems for ML/AI or cloud infrastructure products
Hands-on experience with enterprise onboarding flows
Prior work on multi-cloud or hybrid identity solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Contributions to IAM standards or open-source identity projects
Leadership or mentorship experience
Strong academic background (EECS, Math, Software Engineering, Physics)

Benefits

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

Company

Lambda

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Lambda is a cloud-based platform that provides high-performance GPU hardware and cloud infrastructure for AI model training and inference.
dateFounded in 2012
location
San Jose, California, USA
people-size501-1000 employees
web-link
https://lambda.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Lambda has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (1)
2023 (3)
2022 (2)
2021 (2)
2020 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$3.19B
Key Investors
TWG GlobalJP MorganMacquarie Group
2025-11-18Series E· $1.5B
2025-08-19Debt Financing· $275M
2025-02-19Series D· $480M

Leadership Team

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Stephen Balaban
Co-founder, CEO
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Michael Balaban
Co-Founder / CTO
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Recent News

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AI cloud provider Lambda reportedly raising $350M round
2026-01-11
Business Wire
Lambda Appoints Leonard Speiser as Chief Operating Officer
2026-01-09
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Source: Lambda, which rents access to AI chips and is backed by Nvidia, is in talks to raise $350M+ led by Mubadala Capital, ahead of an IPO planned for H2 2026 (The Information)
2026-01-09
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