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Staff Software Engineer - Identity and Access Management

LambdaSan Francisco Office
On-site Full-time

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

Experience: 8+ years in backend or platform engineering, with 3+ years leading IAM or authentication initiatives. Expertise: Deep understanding of modern IAM patterns, including authentication and authorization technologies. Integration Skills: Experience with third-party identity platforms. Architectural Skills: Strong design capabilities for multi-tenant SaaS environments.

About the job

Lambda, a leader in AI cloud infrastructure known as The Superintelligence Cloud, caters to a diverse clientele, including AI researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers. Our mission is to democratize computing power, making it as accessible as electricity, thereby empowering everyone with the capabilities of superintelligence. If you're passionate about constructing the world's premier AI cloud, we invite you to join our team.

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco or Bellevue office 4 days a week; Lambda designates Tuesday as the work-from-home day.

Role Overview

As a pivotal member of our team, you will help shape and deliver Lambda's cutting-edge Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform, ensuring secure, user-friendly, and scalable access control for a vast range of customers, from innovative startups to elite AI teams globally.

Your responsibilities will include designing IAM systems that meet the demands of highly technical users who rigorously test every workflow, integration, and permission model. You will lead the vision and implementation of our IAM strategy, which encompasses Workspaces, enterprise-grade Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), enhancements to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and a cohesive identity platform across all Lambda products and services.

Your Responsibilities

  • Craft intuitive, visually appealing web interfaces tailored for ML/AI cloud users.

  • Integrate top-tier tools, workflows, and models from the AI domain.

  • Own features from conception through deployment and monitoring.

Qualifications (Must-Haves)

  • 8+ years of backend or platform engineering experience, with 3+ years in leading IAM or authentication/authorization projects.

  • Extensive knowledge of modern IAM patterns and technologies:

    • Authentication methods (OIDC, OAuth2, SAML)

    • Authorization techniques (RBAC, ABAC, fine-grained permissions)

    • Advanced methods in MFA and authentication factors

    • SCIM and comprehensive identity lifecycle management

  • Proven experience in integrating and customizing third-party identity platforms (such as Auth0, Okta, WorkOS) at scale.

  • Robust architectural and systems design skills for distributed, multi-tenant SaaS environments.

About Lambda

Lambda is at the forefront of AI cloud infrastructure, committed to providing the best computing resources to a diverse range of customers. Our vision is to empower individuals and organizations, making sophisticated computing as accessible as electricity.

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