Staff Software Engineer, Platform

About LuminaiNearly every organization in the world relies on complex manual work to carry out critical internal processes. These are processes that keep the world going — enrolling patients in a hospital, underwriting loans inside a bank, or processing new transactions for an airline. Yet most companies don’t have enough resources to properly automate these tasks and are stuck in manual, decades old way of doing things.At Luminai, we develop technology to automate long-form organization wide workflows of any complexity easily and safely using AI. Luminai serves some of the world’s most critical organizations in sectors like Healthcare, Finance, and Telecommunication to delegate mission-critical workflows that previously required hands-on human involvement, over to autonomous AI systems. Our approach combines frontier AI development, with a purpose built workflow execution engine to achieve this goal.We've raised a Series-A round led by General Catalyst, YCombinator, and investors including Kevin Weil (Chief Product Officer at OpenAI), Arash Ferdowsi (co-founder of Dropbox), Katie Stanton (former VP Global Media, Twitter) and CEOs of companies including Flexport, Notion, Front, Ramp and Twitch.About the RoleAs a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a foundational role in designing, implementing and spearheading the core platform development. The platform is used by organizations worldwide to deploy and scale executable AI automations in mission critical production environments. As a senior member of the engineering team, you are expected to have a strong proficiency in fundamentals of software engineering and exceptional ability to drive technical projects in ambitious technical environments. You will help define, architect and improve key system foundations that allows the overall engineering team to execute effectively and deliver a stellar platform experience for users within a high growth team.What you might work onLanguages and associated tooling (DSLs, parsers, compilers) for external and internal system abstractionsArchitecting and maintaining distributed computing environments.Simplify system bottlenecks and proactively re-architect foundational abstractions to support scaleLead core technical initiatives setting high quality foundations in the codebaseDefine and scale experimentation, monitoring, reliability, and observability concepts for production systemsDrive improvements to the core Luminai IDE to deliver a stellar experience for end usersHelp champion high performance engineering foundations and practices across the codebaseRequirementsA minimum of 7+ years of experience as a software engineer, that involves spearheading zero to one engineering projectsProven track record of shipping high-quality code in challenging projectsDirect experience designing and implementing high performance systems in production, and an understanding of how to navigate key architectural trade-offsPrior experience or working familiarity with modern infrastructure stack (Kafka, Kubernetes etc.)Knowledge of parallel computing concepts and distributed systemsExceptional problem-solving skills and an ability to work across the stackBonusMS or PhD in CS from a top school or equivalent experienceKnowledge or interest in compilers, interpreters and design of programming languagesPrior experience managing (or otherwise leading) engineering teamsBenefits & Perks:Comprehensive health care benefits (medical, dental, vision)Flexible time off + 9 paid company holidaysFinancial planning support (401K, HSA, FSA)12 weeks primary-caregiver parental leave; 6 weeks secondary-caregiver parental leaveStipends for mental and physical wellnessLuminai is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where all employees are respected and valued. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals and believe that diverse perspectives and experiences strengthen our team and enhance our ability to serve our customers.If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability in the interview process, please contact us at . #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17