--- title: 'Senior HPC Systems Architect at Lambda' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-hpc-systems-architect-lambda-san-jose-0gkdxd065653' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-06' --- # Senior HPC Systems Architect at Lambda - **Company:** Lambda - **Location:** San Jose, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-07-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lambda/ca617948-e0eb-46fc-afef-fbd91f5cb1a1 ## Job description 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. If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us. *Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco or San Jose office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday. Architecture leads the design, development, and execution of next-generation GPU clusters. Our team gets first access to the latest technologies and is responsible for translating emerging platform capabilities into scalable, production-ready infrastructure. Our scope spans from rack and pod level system arrangement that maximizes the data center power footprint, to right-sizing compute fabrics that meet the most demanding customer workloads. We work at the intersection of GPU systems, high-performance networking, power and cooling, data center design, and customer-scale AI infrastructure. We're looking for a Senior HPC Systems Architect with extensive experience designing, developing, and testing large-scale high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructures. This strategic role focuses on crafting cutting-edge liquid-cooled HPC solutions. ## What You'll Do - Design and architect advanced HPC systems optimized for large-scale computational workloads and AI applications. - Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to define system requirements and performance goals. - Develop comprehensive testing frameworks to rigorously assess system performance, scalability, and reliability. - Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural approaches to continuously enhance infrastructure capabilities. - Create detailed architectural plans, documentation, and blueprints to guide implementation teams. - Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams, fostering best practices in HPC architecture. You - 8+ years of experience designing and architecting large-scale HPC and distributed computing systems. - Expert-level knowledge of HPC hardware including GPU clusters, compute nodes, high-speed networking (InfiniBand, Ethernet), and distributed storage. - Hands-on experience with direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems. - Proven expertise in creating robust performance benchmarks, capacity planning, and system validation. - Exceptional skills in system architecture, design documentation, and technical specifications. - Ability to work collaboratively across teams, ensuring alignment of technical solutions with business objectives. - Self-motivated, strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. ## Nice to Have - Prior experience with AI infrastructure design. - Familiarity with cloud computing environments and hybrid cloud HPC architectures. - Knowledge of automation and orchestration tools (Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes). Salary Range Information The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description. ## About Lambda - Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast - Our investors notably include 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: https://lambda.ai/careers - We offer 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 that we all actually use ## Equal Opportunity Employer 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. ## About Lambda ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Lambda builds supercomputers and cloud infrastructure for training and deploying large-scale AI models, from single GPUs to gigawatt-scale AI factories. - **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly disclosed; founded by ML engineers) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, USA - **Founded**: 2012 - **Founders**: Stephen Balaban and Michael Balaban ## Core Business - Primary industry: AI infrastructure / cloud computing for machine learning. - Target customers: Frontier AI labs building large foundation models, hyperscalers scaling global AI infrastructure, and enterprises deploying AI in regulated industries (B2B, Enterprise). - Mission: “Make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone in America the power of superintelligence” (also “One person, one GPU”). ## Products & Services - **The Superintelligence Cloud**: A suite of cloud computing offerings specifically built for AI workloads, including: - **GPU Instances**: On-demand NVIDIA HGX B200, H100, and GB300 NVL72 instances for prototyping and testing. - **Managed Clusters**: Dedicated, single-tenant clusters (e.g., NVIDIA GB300 NVL72, HGX B200/H100) with full management and co-engineering from Lambda’s team. - **1-Click Clusters™**: Rapidly deployable clusters for training and inference. - **Superclusters**: Large-scale AI factories integrating high-density power, liquid cooling, and high-bandwidth interconnects. - **AI Infrastructure Hardware**: Modular AI factory designs and NVIDIA-based systems for on-premise or colocation deployment. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding not publicly available; revenue not disclosed. - **Notable Customers/Partners**: “World’s most advanced AI organizations” (frontier labs, hyperscalers, regulated enterprises). Leadership includes former executives from cloud and networking companies. - **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across engineering, storage, security, and procurement roles; building AI factories at gigawatt scale; SOC 2 Type II certified; expanding from San Francisco to San Jose, CA. ## Competitive Advantages - **AI‑First DNA**: 100% of engineering, operations, and support dedicated to AI – founded by ML engineers in 2012. - **Single‑Tenant Isolation**: Shared‑nothing architecture for security and performance, with hardware‑level isolation. - **Full‑Stack Expertise**: Co‑engineering from the same team building the infrastructure, enabling deep optimization for large training runs. - **Hacker Culture**: Rooted in the Noisebridge hackerspace values of do‑ocracy, low ego, and “be excellent to each other.” - **Performance**: Rack‑scale NVIDIA systems (GB300, B200, H100) with high‑speed interconnects (NVIDIA Quantum‑2 InfiniBand). ## Strategic Focus - Scaling infrastructure to support the next generation of superintelligence, including gigawatt‑scale AI factories. - Enabling frontier labs to train trillion‑parameter models and serve billions of tokens in production. - Expanding compliance and security capabilities for regulated industries. - Growing the cloud platform (The Superintelligence Cloud) as the primary go‑to‑market offering. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Hacker ethos (Noisebridge roots), low ego, no yelling, no politics, no crypto. Values: build, move fast, care, be excellent to each other. - **Work Environment**: Fast‑paced, high‑change, outcome‑focused. Emphasis on technical excellence and curiosity. Anonymous feedback encouraged. - **Interview Process**: Clear, structured steps (recruiter chat → hiring manager → technical assessment → panel interviews → reference/offer). Pedigree is not everything; focus on what you’ve built. - **Location & Remote**: Offices in San Francisco and San Jose, CA. FAQ page addresses remote/hybrid policy (details not provided in available snippets); some roles appear on‑site. - **Perks**: Benefits, time off, and other perks are listed on the careers site (specifics not extracted here). ## Sources 1. [lambda.ai/about](https://lambda.ai/about) 2. [lambda.ai/](https://lambda.ai/) 3. [lambda.ai/careers](https://lambda.ai/careers) 4. 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