Lambda · 4 months ago
Engineering Manager, AI Cloud Platform
San Francisco Office
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$330K/yr - $440K/yr
5+ years expLambda is focused on building Superintelligence and supporting the labs that push the boundaries of AI. They are seeking an Engineering Manager for their AI Cloud Platform to lead a team, drive feature execution, and ensure user experience aligns with enterprise needs.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData CenterGPUMachine Learning
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Experience with IAM, authentication/authorization (SSO, RBAC, SCIM), governance tooling, or compliance features
Background building cloud application platforms
Experience managing a remote, distributed team
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
Lambda is a cloud-based platform that provides high-performance GPU hardware and cloud infrastructure for AI model training and inference.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.19BKey Investors
TWG GlobalJP MorganMacquarie Group
2025-11-18Series E· $1.5B
2025-08-19Debt Financing· $275M
2025-02-19Series D· $480M
Leadership Team
Stephen Balaban
Co-founder, CEO
Michael Balaban
Co-Founder / CTO
Recent News
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