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# Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Lambda Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, Distributed Systems, InfiniBand, Network Architecture, Performance Tuning, Remote Direct Memory Access, Data Center Networking
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_8cd923dbce91b54416f9f73de73282bf

## About the Role

Requirements: The role requires 8+ years of experience in cloud computing, systems engineering, and large-scale network infrastructure. Candidates must have a proven track record of designing and operating production-scale software-defined networking services and distributed systems., * Cloud computing

 * Systems engineering
 * Network infrastructure
 * Data center networking
 * Distributed systems
 * Software defined networking
 * HPC networking
 * AI networking
 * RoCEv2
 * InfiniBand
 * GPUDirect RDMA
 * Performance optimization
 * Scalability
 * Enterprise architecture
 * Technical strategy
 * Mentorship