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Staff Software Engineer - Managed Kubernetes

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6 days ago
Bellevue, WA, USA +2 moreStaff+
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Base Salary

$314k - $465k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical vision for Lambda's Managed Kubernetes platform.
  • Integrate and extend NVIDIA's open-source ecosystem for AI workloads.
  • Design GPU-aware orchestration systems and lead service development.
  • Inform networking and storage architecture requirements for AI workloads.
  • Build the foundation for Managed Slurm on Kubernetes.
  • Design higher-level platform services for inference and autoscaling.
  • Establish operational excellence for managed services.
  • Serve as a technical bridge between Orchestration and other infrastructure teams.
  • Champion consistency and standardization across Lambda's infrastructure.
  • Mentor engineers and establish best practices for Kubernetes development.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or SRE.
  • Expert-level understanding of Kubernetes internals and extension patterns.
  • Holistic infrastructure expertise across compute, networking, storage, and security.
  • Strong software engineering skills in Go and Python.
  • Deep experience with GPU orchestration in Kubernetes.
  • Proven track record of technical leadership and mentoring.
  • Experience designing and operating managed services or multi-tenant platforms.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems principles.
  • Experience with observability tools at scale.
  • Solid knowledge of Linux systems and high-performance networking.

Benefits

  • Generous cash and equity compensation.
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match for USA employees.
  • Flexible paid time off plan.

Tech Stack

GoGrafanaKubernetesLinuxPrometheusPython

Categories

AI & MLBackendData EngineeringDevOps