Luma AI · 4 hours ago
Backend Engineer | Multimodal AI Systems
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior LevelLuma AI is building the next era of AI with Omni models that can see, hear, and understand the world. As a Backend Engineer, you will build the intelligence layer that powers autonomous agentic workflows and massive-scale inference, collaborating with the research team to productionize novel capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIVideoVideo Editing
Hiring Manager
Lorenzo Casanova
Responsibilities
Build the backend systems that enable autonomous AI agents to perform complex, multi-step creative tasks
Design high-throughput systems capable of serving generative video and audio to millions of concurrent users, solving novel challenges in job queuing and media processing
Build the serving layer for our proprietary multimodal models, optimizing for inference speed and reliability
Qualification
Required
Expert-level fluency in Python
Strong experience in Kubernetes
Experience in distributed systems
Experience in AI frameworks
A history of making high-stakes technical decisions for complex systems
Demonstrating the engineering judgment required to balance speed, reliability, and scale in a production environment
A track record of building scalable, distributed systems from scratch
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where engineering influences research
Desire to be in the room where core decisions are made
Company
Luma AI
Luma AI develops tools that let users generate photorealistic images and videos from text, image, or video prompts.
Founded in 2021
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (10)
2024 (3)
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
Recent News
2026-01-09
2026-01-06
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