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Lambda

Account CTO

Lambda, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda’s mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU. If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us.

Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.

Engineering at Lambda is responsible for building and scaling our cloud offering. Our scope includes the Lambda website, cloud APIs and systems as well as internal tooling for system deployment, management and maintenance.

What You’ll Do

Strategic Technology Leadership for Key Accounts

Serve as the primary technical liaison for Lambda's strategic Superintelligence accounts

Cultivate and sustain executive level technical relationships, establishing Lambda as a trusted technology partner and strategic advisor

Drive multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with customer business objectives and Lambda's product portfolio

Influence customer technology strategy and adoption at the executive level

Represent Lambda at executive briefings, board meetings, and strategic planning sessions

Own Technical Strategy and Business Outcomes

Partner with Global Account teams to drive strategic account growth and expansion

Lead architectural reviews and technology assessments at the enterprise level

Define and articulate business value propositions, ROI models, and TCO analyses for executive stakeholders

Orchestrate cross-functional teams including Solutions Engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers, Professional Services, and Product Management

Own technical escalations and serve as the Executive Technical Sponsor for critical customer initiatives

Drive adoption of Lambda's strategic initiatives within key accounts

Technology Vision and Thought Leadership

Establish yourself as a trusted advisor on AI/ML transformation and cloud strategy

Guide customers through digital transformation journeys and emerging technology adoption

Publish thought leadership content, speak at industry events, and represent Lambda in executive forums

Influence Lambda's product strategy based on strategic customer needs and market trends

Mentor and develop technical talent across the organization

You

Have 15+ years of experience designing, deploying and scaling cloud infrastructure

Have 6+ years of experience working directly with C-suite executives and senior leadership teams in advisory or consultative capacities

Have 5+ years driving cloud transformation initiatives at enterprise scale

Have proven track record of influencing C-suite executives and board‑level stakeholders

Have deep expertise in AI/ML technologies and their business applications

Have experience with NVIDIA DGX/HGX/MGX systems, InfiniBand & RoCE networking, and large‑scale GPU cluster deployments

Have hands‑on experience with LLM training, fine‑tuning, and inference at scale

Have experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models

Have experience managing or influencing deals worth $1B+ annually

Have strong business acumen with ability to translate technology into business outcomes

Have experience navigating complex organizational dynamics and driving consensus

Have track record of building strategic partnerships and alliances

Excel at executive communication, presentation, and storytelling

Demonstrate thought leadership through publications, speaking engagements, or industry recognition

Nice to Have

MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field

Experience as a CTO, VP of Engineering, Chief Architect, or Technical Fellow at a technology company with $100M+ revenue

Track record working with AI labs, research institutions, or frontier model companies

Board advisory experience for technology companies

Published peer‑reviewed research, whitepapers, or patents specifically in distributed computing, GPU acceleration, or large‑scale ML training infrastructure

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, ~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, 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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