Senior Software Engineer - SDN
Core
Design and build the next generation of Lambda's high-performance multi-tenant cloud network and software-defined networking (SDN) services across data centers.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Systems/Networking)
Builds
Production-scale SDN systems, control-plane software, and network automation tooling for Lambda's cloud infrastructure.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / Software-Defined Networking / Distributed Systems
Required skills
Linux networking stack, SDN system design, C/Go/Python, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, observability, incident response automation
Preferred skills
OpenStack Neutron/OVN, SR-IOV/DPDK, BGP EVPN VXLAN, Spine-Leaf topology, SD-WAN/DWDM, NGFW automation
Technologies
Linux, C, Go, Python, Kubernetes, OpenStack, OVN, Git, Terraform, Ansible, Helm
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; Engineer highly available network services through observability, failover, and redundancy features; Deliver predictable networking performance for clients via software-driven network engineering solutions; Develop, integrate, and maintain network monitoring and management tools and services
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
