Principal Product Manager Networking
We're here to help the smartest minds on the planet build Superintelligence. The labs pushing the edge? They run on Lambda. Our gear trains and serves their models, our infrastructure scales with them, and we move fast to keep up. If you want to work on massive, world-changing AI deployments with people who love action and hard problems, we're the place to be.
If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us.
*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco/San Jose/Seattle office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.
Role Summary
We are seeking a Principal Product Manager – Networking to define and scale the networking backbone of Lambda’s AI Cloud. This role covers critical services such as Direct Connect, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and Load Balancing , while advancing high-performance networking for AI and HPC workloads using InfiniBand, RDMA, and low-latency Ethernet .
As the networking PM, you will shape the services that connect customers securely and efficiently to Lambda, enable distributed training across thousands of GPUs, and ensure the reliability and performance needed for enterprise adoption. This is a principal-level role with broad technical and strategic impact across Lambda’s cloud platform.
What You’ll Do
Design Lambda’s Networking Backbone : Own the strategy and roadmap for core connectivity services including Direct Connect, Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and Load Balancers, ensuring secure, high-performance networking that rivals hyperscalers.
Advance High-Performance AI Networking : Lead the evolution of InfiniBand (HDR/NDR), RoCE/RDMA, and low-latency Ethernet features to optimize distributed training and inference at scale.
Deliver Enterprise-Grade Connectivity : Build private, reliable, and secure networking for enterprise and hybrid environments — from subnets and routing to NAT, peering, and global traffic management.
Ensure Security, Reliability & Compliance : Drive encryption in transit, DDoS mitigation, observability, and enterprise compliance across all networking offerings.
Partner Across Lambda & the Market : Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and solutions teams to launch customer-ready services, while engaging customers and benchmarking against hyperscalers to shape Lambda’s differentiated roadmap.
You:
10-12+ years of product management experience, with significant focus on networking or cloud infrastructure.
Proven experience owning networking services (Direct Connect, VPC, Load Balancers) in a cloud, hyperscaler, or large-scale infrastructure environment.
Deep understanding of HPC/AI networking , including InfiniBand, RDMA/RoCE, and high-performance Ethernet.
Strong technical fluency; able to collaborate directly with engineers and architects on design, tradeoffs, and performance.
Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to translate networking capabilities into customer value.
Track record of launching and scaling customer-facing networking products with measurable adoption and reliability outcomes.
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes networking at scale.
Familiarity with SmartNICs, DPUs, or advanced offload technologies.
Background in AI or HPC workload optimization and distributed systems.
Exposure to storage networking (e.g., NVMe-oF over RDMA).
Salary Range
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, ~400 employees (2025) and growing fast
We offer generous cash & equity compensation
Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.
We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability
Our research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
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.
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