Senior Software Engineer – IAM

Lambda

full-time

Posted on: 9/3/2025

Location: California, Washington • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $230,000 - $395,000 per year

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About the role

We're here to help the smartest minds on the planet build Superintelligence; Lambda builds deep-learning cloud infrastructure
Help define and deliver Lambda’s next-generation Identity and Access Management platform
Power secure, intuitive, and scalable access control for customers ranging from early-stage startups to superintelligent AI teams
Design IAM systems that anticipate the needs of highly technical users who will stress-test every workflow, integration, and permission model
Lead the design and implementation of Workspaces, enterprise-grade RBAC, MFA enhancements, and a unified identity platform across Lambda products and services
Design and build intuitive, beautiful web interfaces for ML/AI cloud users
Integrate top-tier tooling, workflows, and models from the AI space
Own features end-to-end—from design to deployment to monitoring

8+ years of backend or platform engineering experience
3+ years leading IAM or authentication/authorization initiatives
Authentication: OIDC, OAuth2, SAML
Authorization: RBAC, ABAC, fine-grained permissions
MFA and advanced authentication factors
SCIM and identity lifecycle management
Experience integrating and customizing third-party identity platforms (Auth0, Okta, WorkOS) at scale
Strong architecture and systems design skills for distributed, multi-tenant SaaS environments
Proven track record of delivering IAM features in security-sensitive, high-uptime environments
Solid programming experience in Python, Go, or similar languages
Comfort with IaC (Terraform, Atlantis, Crossplane)
Nice-to-haves: Experience designing IAM for ML/AI or cloud infrastructure products
Nice-to-haves: Hands-on experience with enterprise onboarding flows
Nice-to-haves: Prior work on multi-cloud or hybrid identity solutions (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Nice-to-haves: Contributions to IAM standards or open-source identity projects
Nice-to-haves: Leadership or mentorship experience
Nice-to-haves: Strong academic background (EECS, Math, Software Engineering, Physics)