Platform Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Platform Engineer (Kubernetes/Go): Architecting and operating Kubernetes clusters across AWS and bare-metal datacenters with an accent on automation, reliability, and scalability. Focus on building cluster lifecycle management, implementing observability, and designing cloud-native services for AI infrastructure.

Location: Hybrid (San Francisco, San Jose, or Seattle/Bellevue). Presence required in office 4 days per week

Salary: $230,000 – $340,000

Company

Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure, providing supercomputing power to AI researchers and enterprises.

What you will do

• Architect, deploy, and operate Kubernetes clusters across AWS and bare-metal datacenters.
• Build and maintain automation for cluster provisioning, upgrades, and scaling.
• Own the reliability, performance, and security of production Kubernetes workloads.
• Implement observability, logging, and alerting for clusters and critical workloads.
• Collaborate with product teams to design scalable cloud-native services and CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and mentor other engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years in Platform, Infrastructure, or SRE roles.
• Experience running Kubernetes in production at scale, including deep knowledge of internals.
• Proficiency with Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps-based delivery.
• Strong skills in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Strong coding skills in Go or Python for automation and tooling.

Nice to have

• Experience with multi-cluster, multi-cloud, or hybrid environments.
• Knowledge of GPU scheduling, HPC workloads, or ML/AI infrastructure.
• Experience with workflow orchestration (Temporal, Cadence, or Argo Workflows).
• CKA/CKS certifications.

Culture & Benefits

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