Luma · 7 months ago
Software Engineer - Backend
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $250K/yr
8+ years expLuma AI is on a mission to build multimodal AI to enhance human imagination and capabilities. They are seeking a versatile Backend Engineer to develop core systems for their generative AI products, focusing on scalable backend solutions and high-traffic APIs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)VideoFoundational AIGenerative AIVideo Editing
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and high-traffic REST APIs
Collaborate closely with product, design, research, and front-end teams to translate user needs and cutting-edge research into elegant, scalable backend solutions
Work across a wide range of backend domains, including API development, asynchronous job queuing, infrastructure management, billing systems, and moderation stacks
Take ownership of our AI agent stack, building and scaling the backend systems for agentic workflows and capabilities
Work with researchers to integrate advanced video capabilities into our core offerings
Work with our research team to rapidly prototype, build, and optimize inference pipelines for state-of-the-art ML models
Contribute to our technical roadmap and product strategy, fostering an inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience as a software engineer, with a proven record of shipping impactful, user-focused products
Strong proficiency in a backend language like Python or Go, with a willingness to learn across the stack
Experience designing and shipping state-of-the-art and high-traffic REST APIs
Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
Strong understanding of security, authentication, and best practices for designing user-facing APIs
Generalist who enjoys hopping from one challenge to the next and is comfortable working on multiple parts of the stack
Experience working in fast-paced startup environments, either as a founder or an early-stage engineer, and thrive in the face of ambiguity
Preferred
Experience building or deploying agentic systems, co-pilot style features, or other complex LLM-powered workflows
A background building backend systems for creative tools or media-rich apps (video, images, audio)
Exposure to or experience with frontend development (TypeScript, React)
Company
Luma
Luma AI’s mission is to build Multimodal AGI: AI that can generate, understand, and operate in the physical world.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.06BKey Investors
HUMAINAndreessen HorowitzAmplify Partners
2025-11-19Series C· $900M
2024-12-06Series B· $90M
2024-01-09Series B· $43M
Leadership Team
Amit Jain
Co-Founder
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