Network Planning & Design Manager

Highlights

• Design connectivity behind Lambda's next data center and backbone routes.
• See your designs become working infrastructure for AI training systems.
• Turn lessons from completed projects into reusable design standards.

What they offer

• Generous cash and equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k plan with 2% company match (USA)
• Flexible paid time off plan

Ideal candidate

Curious and field-driven planner who investigates how routes will work in practice and owns recommendations. Motivated by seeing designs go live and raising the bar for the next build.

Requirements

• Experience designing carrier, cloud or data center connectivity from requirements through delivery
• Practical knowledge of dark fiber, wavelength services, optical transport and interconnection
• Ability to assess physical route diversity, equipment dependencies and capacity needs
• Experience working with carrier engineers, colocation providers or equipment suppliers
• Ability to compare supplier options and explain recommendations
• Clear design documentation for engineering and delivery teams