Lambda
Senior Software Engineer - SDN
San Francisco Office (Fremont St) · Senior
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PythonDistributed SystemsGitAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformAnsibleHelmCI/CDLinuxMachine LearningIncident ResponseTest AutomationFirewallCiscoBGP/OSPFSD-WANNetwork MonitoringNetwork EngineeringResearch
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About the role
- If you enjoy solving complex distributed systems challenges and working at the intersection of software and networking, this role is for you.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Design and build software to scale Lambda's high performance multi-tenant cloud network
- Develop reproducible automation and tooling for network configuration and deployments
- Implement and operate Software Defined Networking services and related control-plane software
- Deliver predictable networking performance for clients via software-driven network engineering solutions
- Develop, integrate, and maintain network monitoring and management tools and services
- Hands-on experience building and maintaining SDN platforms using technologies such as OpenStack Neutron, OVN, or similar network virtualization frameworks.
- 5+ years of software development experience in C, Go, or Python for building network services, tooling, and automation.
- Prior involvement in on-call rotations, incident response, and building tools to improve network or system reliability.
- Experience deploying, operating, and automating applications on Kubernetes, including building supporting services or tooling for networking and lifecycle management.
- Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
Requirements
- Proficiency with the Linux command line and strong understanding of networking concepts from a software engineering viewpoint.
Nice to have
- Experience automating network configuration within public clouds using tools like Kubernetes, HELM, Terraform, and Ansible
- Understanding of the SDN ecosystem (e.g. OVS, Neutron, VMware NSX, Cisco ACI or Nexus Fabric Controller, Arista CVP) and how to integrate with it programmatically
- Have experience and understanding of BGP EVPN VXLAN networks and have automated their configuration or monitoring
- Experience with building and maintaining multi-data center networks, SD-WAN, DWDM, and related automation
- Experience integrating and automating policy and configuration for Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW)
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
Skills
- Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence.
- One person, one GPU.
- Our scope includes the Lambda website, cloud APIs and systems as well as internal tooling for system deployment, management and maintenance.
Compensation
- 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.
- We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Benefits
- We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
Company info
- 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.
Equal opportunity
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ational 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
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