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Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.\nIf you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.\n*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco, San Jose, Bellevue or upcoming NYC office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.\nAs demand for compute and AI capabilities accelerates globally, Lambda is rapidly expanding its cloud platform, data center footprint, and strategic partnerships with enterprises, hyperscalers, and leading AI companies. Lambda’s legal team plays a critical role in enabling this growth by structuring and negotiating the agreements that power Lambda’s most important customer relationships, infrastructure partnerships, and global expansion efforts.\nAs Senior Counsel - Commercial, you’ll join a lean, high-impact legal team where your work will immediately shape how Lambda scales. You will partner closely with senior leaders across the company to support complex, high-value deals while helping bring additional execution capacity to a fast-moving commercial legal function. 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