Senior Platform Engineer
LambdaSan Francisco, California, United States • San Jose, California, United States • Seattle, Washington, United States
Posted September 25, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Lambda is a leading provider of advanced AI infrastructure and services, specializing in deep learning, machine learning, and generative AI. The company operates gigawatt-scale AI factories dedicated to training and inference, offering cutting-edge solutions for distributed training and superintelligence. With a focus on foundation models and GPU technology, Lambda delivers scalable and efficient AI capabilities that drive innovation across industries.
Job Description
Lambda is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to help build and scale their cloud offering, focusing on Kubernetes and AWS. The role involves architecting, deploying, and managing infrastructure, ensuring reliability, performance, and security, and collaborating with development teams to improve scalability and innovation. The position requires a strong understanding of Kubernetes, networking, and cloud deployment best practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Platform, Infrastructure, or SRE roles
- Expert knowledge of Kubernetes internals and operational practices
- Proven experience running Kubernetes clusters in production at scale
- Strong skills with Helm, Kustomize, or similar deployment tooling
- Solid understanding of networking, service meshes, and container runtimes
- Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
- Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry)
- Familiarity with security best practices (network policies, secrets management, image scanning)
- Strong coding skills in Go, Python, or similar for automation
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to operate in complex environments
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Wellness and Commuter stipends
- 401k Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Equity Compensation
