Frontend Software Engineer

2 Months ago • 8-10 Years • Frontend Development • $255,000 PA - $405,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lambda is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to build and scale their cloud offering, focusing on the Lambda website, cloud APIs, and internal tooling. The role involves developing responsive, feature-rich React applications for managing AI computing resources, ensuring performance across devices, and translating designs into interactive user interfaces. Responsibilities include optimizing applications for speed and usability, creating robust communication architectures with internal and third-party services, collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing reusable components, participating in code reviews, contributing to frontend architecture decisions, and building integrations with marketing tools for user analytics. The ideal candidate has 8-10+ years of professional experience in fast-paced product environments.
Must have:
  • Build responsive React applications
  • Ensure performance and scalability
  • Translate designs into UIs
  • Optimize applications for speed
  • Create robust communication architectures
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • Develop reusable components
  • Participate in code reviews
  • Build integrations with marketing tools
  • Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
  • Experience with modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js)
  • Lead projects and communicate effectively
  • Ownership mentality and problem-solving skills
  • Familiar with frontend testing frameworks
  • Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines
  • Knowledgeable about accessibility standards (WCAG)
Good to have:
  • Experience in mobile app development
  • Experience in fast-paced startup environments
  • Knowledge of machine learning/computer hardware
  • Strong portfolio of design/development contributions
Perks:
  • Generous cash & equity compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Wellness and Commuter stipends
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
  • Flexible Paid Time Off Plan

Job Details

Lambda is the #1 GPU Cloud for ML/AI teams training, fine-tuning and inferencing AI models, where engineers can easily, securely and affordably build, test and deploy AI products at scale. Lambda’s product portfolio includes on-prem GPU systems, hosted GPUs across public & private clouds and managed inference services – servicing government, researchers, startups and Enterprises world-wide.


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

  • Build responsive, feature-rich React applications that enable customers to manage their AI computing resources

  • Ensure performance and scalability across desktop and mobile

  • Translate designs into delightful, interactive UIs

  • Optimize applications for speed, efficiency and usability

  • Create robust communication architectures to interface with internal and third-party services/APIs

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing) to gather requirements and deliver high-quality solutions with high feature velocity

  • Develop maintainable, reusable components within our design system

  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to frontend architecture decisions

  • Build integrations with marketing tools for user analytics and tracking

You Are

  • An experienced frontend engineer with 8–10+ years of professional experience, ideally in fast-paced product environments

  • Passionate about frontend development, with a keen eye for detail.

  • Experienced in user-centric design principles—color theory, typography, and layout hierarchy come naturally to you.

  • Comfortable collaborating in a cross-functional environment with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

  • Proactive about staying current with industry trends, driving continuous improvement in your work.

  • Ability to innovate through iteration; using prototypes to navigate solution ambiguity and utilizes data insight

  • Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).

  • Proven ability to lead projects and communicate with cross-functional partners

  • You take a thoughtful, practical approach to problem solving that considers trade-offs and avoids over-engineering

  • You have an ownership mentality in all the things you build, and are comfortable with identifying opportunities and driving forward-looking solutions

  • You have strong project management skills, and partner effectively with cross-functional team members and stakeholders

  • Familiar with Frontend testing frameworks and methodologies

  • Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines

  • Knowledgeable about accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices.

  • Knowledgeable in tracking mechanisms and tooling (utms, Heap, google tag manager, etc)

Nice To Have

  • Experience in mobile application development and responsive web design.

  • Background in fast-paced startup environments.

  • Knowledge of the machine learning or computer hardware industry.

  • A strong portfolio showcasing significant design and development contributions.

Salary Range Information 

Based on market data and other factors, the annual salary range for this position is $255,000 - $405,000. 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, ~350 employees (2024) 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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