Senior Data Engineer

Luminar Technologies is a global automotive technology company ushering in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. For the past decade, Luminar has built an advanced hardware and software/AI platform to enable its more than 50 industry partners, including the majority of global automotive OEMs. From consumer vehicle programs with Volvo Cars and Mercedes-Benz to technology partnerships including NVIDIA and Mobileye, Luminar is poised to be the first automotive technology company to enable next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for global production vehicles.

For more information, please visit www.luminartech.com.

Luminar Technologies is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to contribute to the development efforts of our end-to-end data pipeline and corresponding web applications. Our vision is to make autonomous transportation safe and ubiquitous. Far too many lives are lost in vehicle accidents each year. Because when real people’s lives are at stake, driving safely 99% of the time isn't good enough. We just launched Hydra, and it’s capabilities are unmatched: road tracking out to 80m, lanes to 150m, and objects to 250m. Visit us @ https://www.luminartech.com/ to find out more.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of automotive-grade software for perception and self-driving applications based on Luminar’s industry leading LiDAR platform
• Implementation of BigData infrastructure and services
• Quality control of data infrastructure and data service development
• Automation of data infrastructure
• Implementation of data transformation and streaming services
• Manage site reliability of data services

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related field 
• 4+ years of relevant industry experience
• Already shipped and operated Big Data systems in production environments
• Experience in scalability of data systems
• Experience Cloud services, Cloud deployment and developer operations
• Hands-on Big Data software and infrastructure development skills
• Expert knowledge in technologies like Kafka, Kibana/Elastic, Spark, Airflow or Hadoop
• Hands-on experience of data storage and schemes like Avro, Parquet
• Very strong coding skills in Java or C++ and Python 

Preferred Qualifications

• Expert knowledge in rational, no-sql and distributed data stores
• M.S. in Computer Science or a related field 
• Operational experience with on-prem and cloud data systems
• Experience with large-scale ingestion architectures
• Hands-on experience in data streaming technologies
• Experience in cloud and on-premises data systems
• Experience with Machine Learning and/or Computer Vision algorithms 

Benefits & Perks

• Location: HQ near Stanford University in the beautiful city of Palo Alto, California
• Timing: A start-up backed by industry leaders, at a critical stage of growth 
• Compensation: Competitive salaries and meaningful equity 
• Benefits: Comprehensive package (medical, dental, vision, and more) 
• PTO: Take it when you need it, we are a results-oriented team (not just 9-5 job)

Luminar is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if you believe you require reasonable accommodation, or if you would like assistance to complete an application or to participate in an interview at the company.

At Luminar, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. This role pays a base between $148,000 and $195,000* per year. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. You will also be eligible to receive other benefits including: equity in the form of restricted stock unit awards, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, 401k plan, life and disability benefits, flexible time off, paid parental leave, and tuition reimbursement for formal education related to advancing your career at Luminar. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire and schedule type.