{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"1e685371f39f3fe82f50e77f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/1e685371f39f3fe82f50e77f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/1e685371f39f3fe82f50e77f","title":"Senior Software Engineer - IAM","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.\nIf you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.\n\nNote: This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.\n\nRole Summary\nBuild and scale Lambda’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform, enabling secure, reliable and intuitive access control across all products and customers.\nAs a Senior Engineer, you will own the design and implementation of core IAM capabilities such as RBAC, authentication flows, and identity lifecycle systems. You’ll work within Lambda’s broader IAM architecture to deliver systems that are secure, scalable and easy for developers and customers to use.\nThis role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working on security-critical systems, care deeply about correctness and usability, and can independently drive complex features from design through production. IAM is a critical foundation for Lambda’s enterprise readiness and will shape how customers securely access compute, data, and infrastructure at scale.\nWhat you’ll Do\nDesign and implement core IAM components including identity models, authentication flows and authorization systems\nBuild and evolve enterprise IAM features such as RBAC, SSO (SAML/OIDC), SCIM provisioning, MFA, and audit logging\nOwn end-to-end delivery of IAM features from technical design to production rollout and monitoring\nCollaborate with teams across API Experience, Billing, Core Cloud Platform, Console Experience, Infrastructure and Security to integrate consistent identity and access patterns across systems\nContribute to API design and ensure consistency in identity and permission semantics across services\nParticipate in design reviews and provide thoughtful input on system architecture and tradeoffs\nDebug and resolve complex production issues in security-sensitive systems\nImprove system reliability, observability, and operational workflows for IAM services\nMentor junior engineers and contribute to raising the bar on engineering quality\nYou (Must-Haves)\n5+ years of backend or platform engineering experience\nStrong experience building or working on authentication and/or authorization systems\nSolid understanding of IAM fundamentals:\nAuthentication (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML)\nAuthorization (RBAC, ABAC, or similar models)\nIdentity lifecycle concepts (provisioning, deprovisioning)\nExperience building distributed systems in a cloud or SaaS environment\nStrong coding skills in Python or Go, with experience building production backend systems\nExperience designing APIs and working with service-oriented architectures\nAbility to independently own projects and deliver high-quality systems\nStrong debugging, problem-solving, and communication skills\nNice-to-Haves\nExperience with enterprise IAM features (SSO, SCIM, MFA, audit logs)\nFamiliarity with identity providers (Okta, Auth0, WorkOS)\nExposure to multi-tenant system design\nExperience working on developer platforms or infrastructure products\nUnderstanding of security best practices in cloud environments\nAbility to interact directly with customers and partner with product to understand their IAM requirements\nStrong academic background (EECS, Math, Software Engineering, Physics, or related fields)\nSalary Range Information\nThe 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.\n\nAbout Lambda\nFounded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast\nOur 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\nWe have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG\nOur values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers\nWe offer generous cash & equity compensation\nHealth, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents\nWellness and commuter stipends for select roles\n401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)\nFlexible paid time off plan that we all actually use\nA Final Note:\nYou 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.\nEqual Opportunity Employer\nLambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. 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