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Luma AI · 3 weeks ago

Software Engineer - Backend Systems

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date8+ years exp

Luma AI is focused on building multimodal AI to enhance human capabilities. They are seeking a versatile and product-minded Backend Engineer to architect the Product Engine that powers their generative AI, bridging foundational models with user experience through robust application infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIVideoVideo Editing
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Architect the "Product Engine": Design and build low-latency distributed systems and high-traffic client-facing APIs that wrap our foundational models in a reliable product experience
Scale the Agent Stack: Take ownership of our AI agent infrastructure, building the persistent state and execution layers required for autonomous agentic workflows
Serve Intelligence Real-Time: Work with our applied research and model inference teams to expose SOTA model capabilities optimizing for latency (p99) and availability to ensure instant, magical feedback for users
Own Critical Business Systems: Build and scale the "nervous system" of Luma, managing the core business logic, including authentication, transactional billing, and real-time user state management
Collaborate for User Delight: Partner closely with product, design, and research teams to translate user needs into elegant backend solutions, ensuring the "feel" of the product is fast and responsive

Qualification

Backend developmentAPI designKubernetesPythonGoSecurity best practicesUser experience focusAdaptabilityCollaboration

Required

8+ years of experience 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
Understanding of production orchestration and how to debug a crashing service in Kubernetes
Strong understanding of security, authentication, and best practices for designing public-facing APIs
A generalist who enjoys hopping from one challenge to the next and thrives 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) enabling you to empathize with client-side challenges

Company

Luma AI

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Luma AI develops tools that let users generate photorealistic images and videos from text, image, or video prompts.
dateFounded in 2021
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://lumalabs.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Luma AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (10)
2024 (3)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$1.06B
Key Investors
HUMAINAndreessen HorowitzAmplify Partners
2025-11-19Series C· $900M
2024-12-06Series B· $90M
2024-01-09Series B· $43M

Leadership Team

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Amit Jain
Co-Founder
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