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Red Oak Technologies

Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager OR LeadDirect Hire - 100% On-site in San Francisco, CALocation: San Francisco, CA (Onsite)Red Oak Technologies is partnering with our client, a leader in LiDAR sensor technology, to identify a highly skilled Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager. We are open to considering strong Senior or Lead-level Test Engineers who are ready to take on team leadership responsibilities while continuing to code daily.This role is fully onsite in San Francisco, CA.Position OverviewThe Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager will be a hands-on technical leader responsible for developing and maintaining production test software for high-volume LiDAR sensor manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have strong Python development skills, proven experience in test engineering for electro-mechanical assemblies, and the ability to mentor and guide a team while contributing individually on a daily basis.The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve test coverage, reduce test time, and ensure production readiness as new products move from development into manufacturing.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop, maintain, and improve production test software using Python for LiDAR sensor and sub-assembly manufacturing.</li><li>Serve as a working manager, providing technical leadership while contributing hands-on daily.</li><li>Mentor and train Test Engineers on both technical and soft skills.</li><li>Establish team priorities, KPIs, and work goals aligned with product development schedules and company objectives.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams on software development, verification, and validation for new product introductions.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including test time reduction, data quality enhancements, and production process optimization.</li><li>Apply software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.</li><li>Communicate project updates, risks, and recommendations to management and stakeholders.</li><li>Ensure timely completion of team deliverables and proactively address constraints or delays.</li><li>Support contract manufacturing facilities with occasional travel (less than 10%).</li><li>Work full-time onsite in San Francisco, CA.</li></ul>Qualifications and Skills<ul><li>Strong proficiency in Python development (minimum 5 years).</li><li>Experience with CI/CD infrastructure, GitLab, Jenkins, and SQL database design.</li><li>Strong skills in debugging, programming, data collection, and data analysis.</li><li>Experience using project tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalents.</li><li>Proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced engineering environment.</li><li>Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.</li><li>Demonstrated people management or technical leadership experience (3+ years preferred).</li><li>Experience working with high-precision electro-mechanical assemblies.</li><li>Preferred: Experience developing test software for high-volume production and test equipment.</li></ul>Education<ul><li>BS in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field required.</li><li>MS degree preferred.</li></ul>Additional Information<ul><li>Background screening is conducted by the client. The Manufacturing group has zero tolerance for misdemeanor or felony theft or robbery offenses.</li><li>This position is within an electrical component manufacturing environment (not medical devices).</li></ul>About Red Oak TechnologiesSince 1995, Red Oak Technologies has been a trusted partner in the technology industry, specializing in identifying and placing highly skilled contract, permanent, and project-based professionals. We value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.Red Oak Core Values:Relationships First | Exceptional Quality and Service | Unwavering Integrity and Trust | Be Easy To Do Business With | Respect EveryoneJob Type: Full-timePay: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00 per yearWork Location: In person

Manufacturing Test Engineering Lead or Manager

Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager (or Senior/Lead Test Engineer)Location: San Francisco, CA (Onsite)Red Oak Technologies is partnering with our client, a leader in LiDAR sensor technology, to identify a highly skilled Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager. We are open to considering strong Senior or Lead-level Test Engineers who are ready to take on team leadership responsibilities while continuing to code daily.This role is fully onsite in San Francisco, CA.Direct Hire $165-175k Per YearPosition OverviewThe Manufacturing Test Engineering Manager will be a hands-on technical leader responsible for developing and maintaining production test software for high-volume LiDAR sensor manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have strong Python development skills, proven experience in test engineering for electro-mechanical assemblies, and the ability to mentor and guide a team while contributing individually on a daily basis.The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve test coverage, reduce test time, and ensure production readiness as new products move from development into manufacturing.Key Responsibilities<ul><li>Develop, maintain, and improve production test software using Python for LiDAR sensor and sub-assembly manufacturing.</li><li>Serve as a working manager, providing technical leadership while contributing hands-on daily.</li><li>Mentor and train Test Engineers on both technical and soft skills.</li><li>Establish team priorities, KPIs, and work goals aligned with product development schedules and company objectives.</li><li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams on software development, verification, and validation for new product introductions.</li><li>Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including test time reduction, data quality enhancements, and production process optimization.</li><li>Apply software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.</li><li>Communicate project updates, risks, and recommendations to management and stakeholders.</li><li>Ensure timely completion of team deliverables and proactively address constraints or delays.</li><li>Support contract manufacturing facilities with occasional travel (less than 10%).</li><li>Work full-time onsite in San Francisco, CA.</li></ul>Qualifications and Skills<ul><li>Strong proficiency in Python development (minimum 5 years).</li><li>Experience with CI/CD infrastructure, GitLab, Jenkins, and SQL database design.</li><li>Strong skills in debugging, programming, data collection, and data analysis.</li><li>Experience using project tracking tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalents.</li><li>Proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced engineering environment.</li><li>Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.</li><li>Demonstrated people management or technical leadership experience (3+ years preferred).</li><li>Experience working with high-precision electro-mechanical assemblies.</li><li>Preferred: Experience developing test software for high-volume production and test equipment.</li></ul>Education<ul><li>BS in Computer Science, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field required.</li><li>MS degree preferred.</li></ul>Additional Information<ul><li>Background screening is conducted by the client. The Manufacturing group has zero tolerance for misdemeanor or felony theft or robbery offenses.</li><li>This position is within an electrical component manufacturing environment (not medical devices).</li></ul>About Red Oak TechnologiesSince 1995, Red Oak Technologies has been a trusted partner in the technology industry, specializing in identifying and placing highly skilled contract, permanent, and project-based professionals. We value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences.Red Oak Core Values:Relationships First | Exceptional Quality and Service | Unwavering Integrity and Trust | Be Easy To Do Business With | Respect EveryoneJob Type: Full-timePay: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00 per yearWork Location: In person

Senior Manufacturing Test Software Engineer (Python)

KREA

<div>About Krea
At Krea, we are building next-generation AI creative tools. We&rsquo;re dedicated to making AI intuitive and controllable for creatives - our mission is to build tools that empower human creativity, not replace it. We believe AI is a new medium that allows us to express ourselves through various formats - text, images, video, sound, and even 3D. We're building better, smarter, and more controllable tools to harness this medium.
We&rsquo;ve raised over $83M and are backed by world-class Silicon Valley investors such as Andreesen Horowitz and Bain Capital. We work full-time and in-person at our waterfront office in San Francisco. We care about creativity: our team includes musicians, designers, visual artists, and engineers.
This job:
We&rsquo;re hiring our first Growth Engineer. Someone technical who enjoys testing ideas, shipping quickly, and figuring out how people use the product. This role is a mix of engineering and product: you&rsquo;ll build small features, run experiments, look at what&rsquo;s happening in the funnel, and help us understand what improves activation, retention, and usage.
If you like trying things, measuring them, and adjusting based on what you learn - you&rsquo;ll fit well here!
What you&rsquo;ll do:<ul><li>
Build the dashboards and instrumentations you need to understand activation, usage, and drop off points.</li><li>
Ship fast experiments across the funnel (A/B tests, onboarding variations, sign-up flows, upgrade prompts).</li><li>
Build and maintain growth surfaces: landing pages, programmatic SEO pages, email triggers, and basic lifecycle messaging.</li><li>
Work closely with sales, product, and engineering to share learnings, align on priorities, and support both self-serve and enterprise growth.</li></ul>
Example experience and skills we&rsquo;re looking for:<ul><li>
You&rsquo;ve been a software engineer and have experience running experiments across the funnel: signup, onboarding, activation, and upgrade paths.</li><li>
You&rsquo;re fluent with data: instrumentation, event design, dashboards and A/B test setup.</li><li>
You&rsquo;re comfortable building growth surfaces - landing pages, SEO, programmatic content, email triggers and simple lifecycle flows.</li><li>
You&rsquo;re organized, reliable on execution, and able to work independently with fast iteration loops.</li><li>
You&rsquo;re excited about building the future of creative tools!</li></ul>
What we offer:<ul><li>
Openness to sponsoring international candidates (e.g., STEM OPT, OPT, H-1B, O-1, E-3).</li><li>
Work alongside a world-class team building the future of AI creative tooling.</li><li>
Significant scope and company-wide impact.</li><li>
Competitive compensation (75th percentile of market) with meaningful equity.</li></ul></div>

Growth Engineer

Amazon.com

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">DESCRIPTION</h2><div>
In this role, you'll combine hands-on technical work with leadership, ensuring your team delivers the best environment to develop robust physical AI solutions for dynamic real-world environments. You'll leverage Amazon's vast computational resources to tackle ambitious problems in areas like very large multi-modal robotic foundation models and efficient, promptable model architectures that can scale across diverse robotic applications. 
 
Key job responsibilities 
<ul><li>You will lead the ML infrastructure team to create model training and simulation environment for developing large robotics foundational models for reasoning, perception, locomotion, and manipulation.
</li><li>Work together with AI researchers to implement and optimize training of new model architectures at a large scale</li><li>Define roadmap and build physics realistic simulation environment for reinforcement learning, closed-loop simulations and synthetic data generation.</li><li>Implement tooling for data creation, model experimentation, and continuous integration</li></ul> 
About the team 
At Frontier AI &amp; Robotics, we're not just advancing robotics &ndash; we're reimagining it from the ground up. Our team is building the future of intelligent robotics through frontier foundation models and end-to-end learned systems. We tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and robotics, from developing sophisticated perception systems to creating adaptive manipulation strategies that work in complex, real-world scenarios. 
 
What sets us apart is our unique combination of ambitious research vision and practical impact. We leverage Amazon's massive computational infrastructure and rich real-world datasets to train and deploy state-of-the-art foundation models. Our work spans the full spectrum of robotics intelligence &ndash; from multimodal perception using images, videos, and sensor data, to sophisticated manipulation strategies that can handle diverse real-world scenarios. We're building systems that don't just work in the lab, but scale to meet the demands of Amazon's global operations. 
 
Join us if you're excited about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in robotics, working with world-class researchers, and seeing your innovations deployed at unprecedented scale.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>10+ years of engineering experience</li><li>5+ years of engineering team management experience</li><li>Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment</li><li>Proficiency in Python and C++, experience in building large-scale training infrastructure using PyTorch</li><li>Experience with Isaac Sim, Unity, Unreal or proprietary 3D game engine, or industry-equivalent technology (3D animation, simulation, etc)</li><li>10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering infrastructure software</li><li>Experience partnering with product or program management science teams working in research environments</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications</li><li>Experience with physical robots, reinforcement learning, synthetic data generation. Experience optimizing physics simulation for articulated robots and rigid body interactions.</li><li>Deep understanding of different model architecture like VLM, Imitation learning, VLA</li><li>Experience implementing techniques from research papers</li></ul> 
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 
 
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
 
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
 
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 
 
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $198,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $342,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.</div>

Sr. Software Development Manager, Frontier AI Robotics

<div>Overview::
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Join HGA and learn what passion for design means to us - San Fransico, CA; Sacramento, CA; San Jose, CA</div><div></div><div> 
Bring your experience and design expertise to an innovative architecture, engineering and interior design firm dedicated to designing exceptional spaces that inspire and transform communities.</div><div></div><div> 
We are looking for a talented, design-sensitive, and ambitious Project Manager to join our NorCal Healthcare architecture team and help shape the future of sustainable design. In this role, you will be an integral member of our project teams, contributing at every stage of the design process. Our practice encompasses a broad array of project types and scales, so versatility and adaptability to various collaborative design team settings are essential.</div>
In this role you will::
<ul><li>collaborate with Principal in evaluation of project requirements and help to negotiate an acceptable owner-architect agreement including the fee, scope, and time schedule;</li><li>
demonstrate task-focused mastery of project scope, schedule, budget and profitability. Complete projects on schedule, within budget and with maximum client satisfaction;</li><li>
manage a program of multiple projects and associated client relationships effectively;</li><li>
negotiate critical issues with Owner and Contractor as well as Architects, Engineers and Specialty Consultants within HGA and of other organizations and firms;</li><li>
supervise the production of architectural construction documents for multiple small renovation projects;</li><li>
lead a full-service architectural and engineering team, using past experience and technical knowledge to efficiently deliver quality documents, specifications, reports and cost estimates, keeping in mind schedules/budgets and provides coaching/communication as appropriate with team leaders and/or team members who are responsible for work flow/timelines, etc.;</li><li>
develop discipline cost and work-hour budgets for each project and monitor project costs, completion status against budget schedules/timelines;</li><li>
oversee all correspondence and pertinent documents, making sure they are accurate; sign or obtain signatures and seek legal counsel as appropriate;</li><li>
coordinate review and evaluation of contractor bids and work with Principal so that award recommendation can be submitted to owner;</li><li>
provide day-to-day leadership in the absence of and as delegated by the Principal and/or Practice Group Leader keeping lines of communication open with all office management leaders and assist with preparation of client billings prior to submittal for signature; and</li><li>
collaborate with Practice Group Leader as requested in the marketing of projects including development of proposals and possible participation in client interviews.</li></ul>
You will need to have::
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or master&rsquo;s degree in architecture or related field</li><li>
Licensed professional desired</li><li>
7-10 years of project management experience honed on increasingly more complex projects</li><li>
Demonstrated skill in working on multiple smaller-sized, challenging projects simultaneously
</li><li>Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly with team members and clients and lead discussions on project budgets and management of project delivery
</li><li>Proficiency with industry accepted software and Microsoft Office products is needed, experience with Project Management software (Vision, Microsoft Project) is beneficial</li></ul>
Salary Information::
<div>
The pay range listed aligns to the geography of the office for which this position is posted. Actual compensation will be based upon work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Individuals in this role working more than 24 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in HGA&rsquo;s robust benefit programs which include an annual bonus and success sharing bonus program, 401(k) guaranteed contribution, paid parental leave, medical, dental and life insurance plans as well as PTO and short- and long-term disability programs. Salary Range: $96,300 - $125,900 depending on qualifications and experience.</div>
Additional Information::
<div>
HGA is a place where you can do your best work. We believe that enduring, impactful design results from deep insight into the people and passions that animate each unique environment. We value empathy, are fueled by curiosity, and embrace the hard work that leads to innovation. Equally important is our commitment to creating a culture of inclusivity and diversity where we encourage your originality, respect the need for flexibility and work-life balance, and empower your desired career growth. HGA is a national award-winning interdisciplinary design firm rooted in architecture and engineering.</div><div> 
</div><div>Learn more about us here.</div><div></div><div> 
Application Requirements &amp; Instructions 
Please submit resume for consideration.</div></div>

Project Manager

Lambda

<div>
 Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda&rsquo;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.
 
 
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 Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco or Seattle office location 4 days per week; Lambda&rsquo;s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.
 
 
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 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&rsquo;ll Do
 
 
 
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 Build responsive, feature-rich React applications that enable customers to manage their AI computing resources
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 Ensure performance and scalability across desktop and mobile
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 Translate designs into delightful, interactive UIs
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 Optimize applications for speed, efficiency and usability
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 Create robust communication architectures to interface with internal and third-party services/APIs
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 Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Design, Product, Engineering, Marketing) to gather requirements and deliver high-quality solutions with high feature velocity
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 Develop maintainable, reusable components within our design system
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 Participate in code reviews and contribute to frontend architecture decisions
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 Build integrations with marketing tools for user analytics and tracking
 
 
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 You Are
 
 
 
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 An experienced frontend engineer with 8&ndash;10+ years of professional experience, ideally in fast-paced product environments
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 Passionate about frontend development, with a keen eye for detail.
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 Experienced in user-centric design principles&mdash;color theory, typography, and layout hierarchy come naturally to you.
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 Comfortable collaborating in a cross-functional environment with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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 Proactive about staying current with industry trends, driving continuous improvement in your work.
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 Ability to innovate through iteration; using prototypes to navigate solution ambiguity and utilizes data insight
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 Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
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 Proven ability to lead projects and communicate with cross-functional partners
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 You take a thoughtful, practical approach to problem solving that considers trade-offs and avoids over-engineering
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 You have an ownership mentality in all the things you build, and are comfortable with identifying opportunities and driving forward-looking solutions
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 You have strong project management skills, and partner effectively with cross-functional team members and stakeholders
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 Familiar with Frontend testing frameworks and methodologies
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 Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines
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 Knowledgeable about accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices.
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 Knowledgeable in tracking mechanisms and tooling (utms, Heap, google tag manager, etc)
 
 
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 Nice To Have
 
 
 
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 Experience in mobile application development and responsive web design.
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 Background in fast-paced startup environments.
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 Knowledge of the machine learning or computer hardware industry.
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 A strong portfolio showcasing significant design and development contributions.
 
 
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 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
 
 
 
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 Founded in 2012, ~400 employees (2025) and growing fast
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 We offer generous cash &amp; equity compensation
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 Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK &amp; Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.
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 We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability
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 Our research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
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 Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
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 Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
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 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
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 Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use
 
 
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 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.
 
 
 Compensation Range: $207K - $401K
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