Engineering Manager - Console User Experience at Lambda

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/San Jose office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday. Lambda is building the cloud for AI. Tens of thousands of researchers, startups, and enterprises rely on Lambda to provision GPUs, train models, and run production AI workloads. The Console is the front door to Lambda’s cloud. It is where customers provision clusters, manage GPUs, configure networking, control identity, and monitor usage and billing. As Lambda expands into enterprise and dedicated region offerings, the Console becomes increasingly strategic. We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Console Experience team. About the Role You will lead a team of frontend and full-stack engineers responsible for Lambda’s customer-facing cloud console and related API integrations. This is a hands-on leadership role. You’ll be responsible for execution, team health, and technical direction while staying close to architecture and design decisions. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, API Experience, Billing, Control Plane, Support and Platform teams to translate complex infrastructure capabilities into intuitive, reliable workflows for customers. This role is ideal for someone who has led a team before and wants to grow into a broader platform and organizational ownership over time. What You’ll Do - Lead and grow a team of ~4–6 engineers focused on Lambda’s cloud console - Own execution of roadmap initiatives across identity, billing, cluster lifecycle, support and governance workflows - Partner closely with Product and Design to define clear scope, sequencing, and tradeoffs - Drive architectural decisions around frontend systems, API integration, and performance - Ensure high standards for quality, reliability, and maintainability - Balance shipping velocity with foundational improvements - Collaborate cross-functionally with Control Plane, Billing, Support and Platform teams to deliver cohesive experiences - Mentor engineers and help them grow technically and professionally - Contribute to a culture of documentation, ownership, and accountability You - 7+ years of industry experience in software engineering - 3+ years of engineering management experience - Built or led customer-facing web applications, ideally in SaaS, cloud, or infrastructure environments - Comfortable reviewing and reasoning about frontend and backend code (React, TypeScript, APIs, etc.) - Can drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces - Care about user experience, even when building infrastructure-heavy systems - Comfortable navigating cross-team dependencies in a fast-moving environment - Experience balancing roadmap delivery with operational and technical debt work Nice to Have - Experience building cloud console interfaces - Experience working in a high-growth startup - Exposure to enterprise customers or governance features 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: [Upgrade to PRO to see link] - 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 A Final Note: You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. 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.