We live in a three dimensional world. Our perception and memories are of three dimensional beings. Yet there is no way to capture and revisit those moments like you are there. All we have to show for it are these 2D slices we call photos. It's time for that to change.
Luma's mission is to enable everyone to capture and experience the world in lifelike 3D. To bring about the next step function change in how we share memories, explore products, and spaces on the internet. To propel photos and videos into our mixed-reality 3D future.
Positions
Current status quo in 3D creation is a string of decades old tools with steep learning curves which make 3D unsustainably expensive and restrictive. Luma is rebuilding the 3D tools ecosystem on AI primitives to make this powerful medium accessible to all and bring about the abundance of 3D content.
As part of our team you will work on inventing how tools built on AI foundations should look and work to make this vision real. You’ll work across platforms and solve complex challenges inherent in making powerful tools that are accessible to everyone. If you have experience building tools, have strong UX sensibilities, and are a prolific designer, this role is for you.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Excellent visual and interaction design craft, and an eye for detail.
- Experience designing artistic tools is a strong plus.
- Strong ability to break down complex workflows into delightful experience.
- Some experience with code to prototype ideas is a plus, but not required.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
At Luma, we're overhauling the outdated, complex 3D tools that make 3D creation costly and limited. We're harnessing the power of AI to break down these barriers, opening up the world of 3D to everyone. Your role as Lead Recruiter is crucial for helping us achieve our mission.
You'll spearhead our technical recruitment process from the initial sourcing of candidates right through to their onboarding. You will collaborate closely with hiring managers to define the technical requirements necessary for our engineering and research roles, ensuring we identify individuals with the right knowledge, skills, and experience. You will design, roll out, and manage recruitment strategies aimed at pinpointing and attracting the highest caliber of talent. Concurrently, you'll focus on creating a robust, data-driven talent pipeline and cultivate lasting relationships with prospective candidates.
If you're excited about driving change and groundbreaking work in 3D technology and AI, then this is the role for you.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years experience in technical recruiting, preferably in hiring researchers and engineering teams
- Ability to calibrate well on research roles and assess candidate suitability for specialized technical roles
- Demonstrated commitment to staying current with advancements in the field
- Extensive experience with various recruiting tools and platforms to effectively source and attract top talent
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with engineering
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple open roles simultaneously while meeting hiring goals
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
If you’re passionate about generative modeling research, join us to build the next generation of creative 3D tools. We are doing groundbreaking research and bringing latest advances in the field directly to users as delightful products.
You will work towards solving challenging and fun problems in 3D generative modeling and have access to an unprecedented amount of 3D data and compute. Every advancement you make will give magical new capabilities to more and more people. You and your work will necessarily help define our technical roadmap, our product definition, and the trajectory of the company.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Academic or industry research experience with generative models, especially GANs or diffusion models.
- Experience with large-scale distributed training and/or data collection is a plus
- Strong first principles understanding of Machine Learning
- A foundation in 3D graphics is a plus, but not required.
- Proficiency in Python and PyTorch
- Proficiency in handling and processing large datasets.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
If you’re passionate about Neural Rendering or NeRF research, Luma is the place to be. We are doing groundbreaking research and bringing latest advances in the field directly to users as delightful products.
You will work towards solving real-world challenges inherent in 3D capture, generative modeling, neural rendering and have access to an unprecedented amount of 3D data and compute. Every advancement you make will make 3D accessible to more and more people. You and your work will necessarily help define our technical roadmap, our product definition, and the trajectory of the company.
Note: we are no longer actively expanding the NeRF/graphics research team, but will continue to review exceptional candidates. We encourage applicants also interested in generative model research to select that position instead.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Academic or industry research experience in NeRF or related fields.
- Strong first principles understanding of Machine Learning
- Proficiency in Python and PyTorch. CUDA is a plus, but not required.
- A strong foundation in 3D graphics is a plus, but not required.
- If you have worked on traditional 3D reconstruction (SfM), that's a plus.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
If you’re passionate about advancing the states of the art in ML Graphics research, Luma is the place to be. We are doing groundbreaking research and bringing latest advances in the field directly to users as delightful products.
You’ll define the new state-of-the-art in efficient differentiable rendering, computational geometry, volumetric rendering, and work with a team that executes and ships daily. You will have access to an unprecedented amount of 3D data and compute and every advancement you make will make 3D accessible to more and more people. You and your work will necessarily help define our technical roadmap, our product definition, and the trajectory of the company.
Note: we are no longer actively expanding the NeRF/graphics research team, but will continue to review exceptional candidates. We encourage applicants also interested in generative model research to select that position instead.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Academic or industry research experience in differentiable rendering, realtime graphics and/or related fields.
- Strong first principles understanding of low level graphics primitives, geometry processing, and shading.
- Proficiency in C++, and Python. PyTorch and CUDA are a plus, but not required.
- Experience with extending game engines is a strong plus.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
If you’re passionate about building magical things and enjoy working with large scale generative deep learning, Luma is the place to be! We are doing groundbreaking research and bringing latest advances in the field directly to users as delightful products.
You will work with some of the best researchers and engineers on never-before-solved problems. Every advancement you make will make Luma accessible to more people. You and your work will necessarily help define our technical roadmap, our product definition, and the trajectory of the company.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Academic or industry experience training and deploying deep learning models at large scale and low latency.
- Experience working with and building for distributed systems.
- Proficiency in Python and PyTorch. Go, C++ are a plus but not required.
- Proficiency in gathering, handling, and processing large datasets.
- Experience with NeRF, and/or neural graphics is a plus.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
If you're passionate about building the next era of 3D, Luma is the place to be. We are doing groundbreaking research and bringing latest advances in the field directly to users as delightful products.
You will contribute to a foundational piece at the core of Neural Rendering, and work on bringing robust and advanced SfM to Luma's products and workflows.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Experience developing SfM/SLAM/3D reconstruction algorithms and a solid computer vision background.
- Experience in bundle adjustment and backend optimization (e.g., GTSAM, g2o, CERES).
- Experience in manipulating data and modelling errors of different sensors for robotic navigation applications, including 2D/3D cameras and LIDAR.
- Strong programming skills in C++ and object-orientated software development skills.
- Experience working on improving and extending COLMAP is a plus.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
Luma's goal is to enable anyone to capture, relive and edit the world in lifelike 3D. You will be responsible for building the world's most intuitive 3D camera and editing app to deliver this vision of bringing photorealistic 3D to everyone.
In addition to crafting a delightful, responsive, and idiomatic native iOS UI, this involves designing and implementing 3D editing tools powered by machine learning, which anyone can use to create magical interactive experiences.
If you are a tool builder, pay close attention to details, and care deeply about empowering people to build, this is the role for you.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Deep expertise in developing and shipping delightful native iOS apps.
- Strong software development skills, and proficiency in either Swift or Objective-C.
- Experience working across the stack, interacting with a web server and local file systems.
- Experience working with 3D is a plus, but not required.
- Experience working with computer vision or augmented reality is a plus, but not required.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
Luma's mission is to enable everyone to capture the world in lifelike 3D. However, capturing 3D is tedious and error prone. You will change that, once and for all.
You will work in a tight loop with the reconstruction team to build an intuitive capture app and SDK that produces great results every time. In addition to building a delightful, responsive, and idiomatic iOS UI, this involves working on intelligent experiences like automatic subject selection, capture trajectory planning in AR, and guidance around light conditions.
Every step you take in making 3D capture simpler will allow Luma to reach more people, and accelerate the arrival of a 3D-everywhere future.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Deep expertise in developing and shipping delightful native iOS apps.
- Strong software development skills, and proficiency in either Swift or Objective-C.
- Experience working with one of SceneKit, RealityKit, Unity, or UE in a shipping project.
- Experience working with one of ARKit, ARCore or similar frameworks.
- Strong grasp on the fundamentals of linear algebra and 3D graphics.
- Experience using CoreML is a plus, but not required.
- Experience with computer vision is a plus, but not required.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
At Luma we’re working at the cutting-edge of 3D graphics, neural rendering, web graphics, and high performance computing. We are looking for a strong generalist software engineer to join us and help make 3D accessible to everyone.
You will work with the entire team in solving challenging and pressing problems. You’ll be responsible for Luma’s REST APIs, and backend systems. If you love software engineering, working on a broad set of problems, learning new things and growing quickly in an exceptional team then this position is for you.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Strong software development skills.
- Proficiency in either Node/Go, and experience with Python in production.
- Experience deploying with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Good understanding of security and authentication.
- Experience designing and shipping good REST APIs.
- Experience working with ML models is a plus but not required.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
You will be responsible for building world's best interactive 3D viewing experience. This is an essential piece of the puzzle in Luma's mission of bringing lifelike 3D experiences to everyone.
You will collaborate in a tight loop with the graphics team on building a realtime viewer for volumetric captures that works well on all modern devices. As a modular, fast, and customizable component, this viewer will be embedded across the web.
Your work is how we deliver Luma's vision.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Deep expertise in developing and shipping delightful web apps using frameworks like React.js, Svelte, Vue.js, etc.
- Strong software development skills, and proficiency in JavaScript.
- Great taste around design and usability.
- Experience with wasm is a strong plus, but not required.
- Experience building and shipping 3D experiences on the web is a plus.
- Functional understanding of linear algebra and 3D graphics is a plus.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
Luma is building the next generation of AI creative tools on the web. You will be responsible for building the world’s best interactive 3D viewing, and editing experience for NeRFs. This is an essential piece of the puzzle in Luma’s mission of bringing 3D experiences to everyone.
You will collaborate in a tight loop with research teams to build realtime, performant and feature-rich collaborative NeRF experiences. Strong UX sensibilities, and rapid iteration will set you up for great success in this role and help you grow immensely.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Deep expertise in developing and shipping delightful web apps using frameworks like ReactJS or Angular.
- Deep expertise in working with and shipping 3D graphics on the web using frameworks like ThreeJS, OpenGL, or BabylonJS.
- Strong UX sensibilities.
- Strong software development skills, and proficiency in TypeScript.
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
Advances in neural rendering have made Luma possible, help us unlock the full potential of this field by bringing your expertise in realtime 3D graphics. You’ll define the new state-of-the-art in differentiable rendering, and work with a team that executes and ships daily. You do not need to be a NeRF expert or researcher to apply, rather you’ll work with the best people in the field and we will help you grow quickly in this exciting area.
You will work closely with the research team to solve challenging and exciting problems like geometry, ambient occlusion, relighting, anti-aliasing, efficient data representations, and realtime rendering of NeRFs. Every step you take along this path will not only push the state of the art in 3D, but also bring Luma to more people.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Industry experience with 3D graphics and shipping high-quality interactive frame-rate software.
- Proficiency in at least one of modern graphics APIs such as Vulkan, Direct3D, or Metal.
- Proficiency in C++.
- Experience working with WebGL/OpenGL is a strong plus, but not required.
- Experience working with Python is a plus, but not required.
- Experience building plugins for 3D engines like Unreal, Unity is a plus
Benefits
- Equity grant to reflect the incredible value you will bring to Luma, with annual refreshes.
- Excellent salary and benefits.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited paid time off with 12 days minimum.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
Note: we are at capacity for summer 2023 internships and will no longer consider new applications.
We encourage exceptional student engineers and researchers to apply if available for Fall 2023/Spring 2024 internships.
Luma is a strong engineering and research team, and if you’re looking to learn in an environment where you get to work on impactful problems, and learn from the best people in the field, Luma might be the place for you. We are looking for interns in the following areas:
- Neural Rendering/NeRF Research
- 3D Generative Modeling Research
- Software Engineering (ML Systems, Graphics, or iOS)
You’ll have strong mentorship, and the opportunity to work on significant problems. You’ll be able to work on projects that will ship and make a difference. On research internships, you will also have the opportunity to publish and present the work. As a corollary, you’ll be expected to be a strong contributor, and learn quickly.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
- Value velocity and execution.
- Communicate clearly.
- Focus on building what will matter to users and the product.
- Be resourceful at finding creative ways to overcome challenges.
Experience
- Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate ideas well.
- If you’re applying for a research internship, you should have a strong background in the relevant field (neural rendering and/or generative models). Factors we consider include high-impact publications, strong open source contributions, references from reputable researchers, and/or exceptional personal achievement.
- If you’re applying for a software engineering internship, you should have a strong record in software development and relevant past projects are a strong plus.
- Experience using day-to-day tools like git, and IDEs.
Benefits
- Excellent stipend and paid housing.
- Full health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Latest and greatest gear.
- Wellness and gym stipends.
- WFH stipends towards internet, house cleaner and phone.
- Unlimited sick days.
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.
- In any role here, you will work with people experts in their field, and learn a *lot*
- We build. We ship. Your work will matter to people.
- We are building a very widely usable product, and you’ll get to work on equally wide variety of challenging problems.
- We have fantastic traction from early customers, whom you’ll get to work directly with.
- We have backing of some of the best VCs in Silicon Valley, and Angels from across the industry.
If you think that you are a great fit for Luma but don't see a role that matches, please reach out, we'd love to hear from you.
Partners
Social Media Lead
Luma's mission is to make 3D accessible to everyone. We believe in empowering creators, artists, and enthusiasts with the tools they need to bring their ideas to life in 3D. As the Social Media Lead, you will spearhead Luma's community and content strategy.
You will collaborate closely with creators, showcasing their exception work to the world and demonstrating the incredible possibilities that Luma offers. By leveraging data-driven insights and your innate creativity, you will expand Luma's social media reach and drive overall growth and engagement.
Competencies
Startup Mindset
As a part of the founding team, first and foremost, this role requires a mindset conducive to deep tech startups:
Experience
Benefits
Why Join Luma?
Luma is changing what people think is possible with 3D. We are building at the intersection of neural rendering, Computer Vision, Graphics, and High Performance Compute and making monumental advances in quality, every day.