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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Storage
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software for storage systems, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Implement and optimize storage protocol APIs for file (e.g., NFS, SMB), block (e.g., iSCSI, Fibre Channel), and object (e.g., S3) access.
- Develop distributed systems for managing and orchestrating storage resources across multiple storage solutions and redundant arrays.
- Collaborate with hardware and system architects to integrate software with various storage solutions, including NVMe and GPU-direct storage.
- Troubleshoot and debug complex issues in a production data center environment.
- Contribute to the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design to deployment and maintenance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in software development for storage systems.
- Proven experience with distributed systems programming and concepts such as load balancers, data-durability, consensus algorithms, fault tolerance, and data consistency.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as C, C++, Go, or Python.
- Deep understanding of storage protocols, including:
- File: NFS, SMB, Lustre
- Block: iSCSI, Fibre Channel
- Object: S3, Swift
- Experience with Linux kernel internals and system-level programming.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes and running production workloads in these environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD and QA practices for distributed systems development environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience with AI/ML workloads and the unique storage challenges they present.
- Knowledge of data center networking and high-speed interconnects (e.g., InfiniBand, RoCE).
- Experience with performance tuning and optimization of storage systems.
- Familiarity with hardware acceleration technologies, specifically GPUs and DPUs.
We Offer
- Competitive salary range: $266K – $395K
- Generous cash & 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 (USA employees)
- Flexible paid time off plan
About the Company
Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.
Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast, Lambda has notable investors including TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove. We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG.
Our values are publicly available: Lambda Careers
Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Locations:
- San Francisco Office (Fremont St)
- San Jose Office (First St)
- Bellevue Office
Employment Type:
- Full time
Location Type:
- Hybrid