Lambda · 2 hours ago
Principal Product Manager – Networking
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$378K/yr - $630K/yr
10+ years expLambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure, and they are seeking a Principal Product Manager – Networking to define and scale the networking backbone of their AI Cloud. This role involves overseeing critical services such as Direct Connect and Virtual Private Cloud while ensuring high-performance networking for AI and HPC workloads.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingGPUMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design Lambda’s Networking Backbone: Own the strategy and roadmap for core connectivity services including Direct Connect, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and Load Balancers, ensuring secure, high-performance networking that rivals hyperscalers
Advance High-Performance AI Networking: Lead the evolution of InfiniBand (HDR/NDR), RoCE/RDMA, and low-latency Ethernet features to optimize distributed training and inference at scale
Deliver Enterprise-Grade Connectivity: Build private, reliable, and secure networking for enterprise and hybrid environments — from subnets and routing to NAT, peering, and global traffic management
Ensure Security, Reliability & Compliance: Drive encryption in transit, DDoS mitigation, observability, and enterprise compliance across all networking offerings
Partner Across Lambda & the Market: Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and solutions teams to launch customer-ready services, while engaging customers and benchmarking against hyperscalers to shape Lambda’s differentiated roadmap
Qualification
Required
10-12+ years of product management experience, with significant focus on networking or cloud infrastructure
Proven experience owning networking services (Direct Connect, VPC, Load Balancers) in a cloud, hyperscaler, or large-scale infrastructure environment
Deep understanding of HPC/AI networking, including InfiniBand, RDMA/RoCE, and high-performance Ethernet
Strong technical fluency; able to collaborate directly with engineers and architects on design, tradeoffs, and performance
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate networking capabilities into customer value
Track record of launching and scaling customer-facing networking products with measurable adoption and reliability outcomes
Preferred
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes networking at scale
Familiarity with SmartNICs, DPUs, or advanced offload technologies
Background in AI or HPC workload optimization and distributed systems
Exposure to storage networking (e.g., NVMe-oF over RDMA)
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
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