Senior Software Development Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate software that automates Lambda's network lifecycle, from data center build-out and device provisioning through day-2 operations.
Role type
Senior Software Development Engineer (Infrastructure/Networking Automation)
Builds
Provisioning and zero-touch deployment systems for GPU clusters, network configuration as code pipelines, and capacity planning tools.
Domain
AI Cloud Infrastructure / Data Center Networking
Required skills
Distributed systems design, API design, Linux command line, Core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, IP routing), Automation tooling development, CI/CD practices, Technical project leadership
Preferred skills
Data center networking (Clos/spine-leaf, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN), Network device automation (Arista, Juniper, Cisco, NVIDIA), Network automation libraries (Ansible, Terraform), Kubernetes, HPC/AI networking (InfiniBand, RoCEv2), DCIM/IPAM systems
Technologies
Python, Go, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Jinja, NETCONF, gNMI, Linux
Responsibilities
Design and build automation for network device provisioning and zero-touch deployment; Develop pipelines for network configuration as code with automated testing and rollouts; Build capacity planning tools for port, bandwidth, and IP forecasting; Integrate automation with inventory and IPAM systems; Create APIs and CLIs for network resource management; Instrument systems with metrics and alerting; Partner with operations to automate manual runbooks; Participate in on-call rotation for automation systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship
