Founded in 2019, Lumafield has developed the world's first accessible X-Ray CT scanner for engineers. Our easy-to-use scanner and cloud-based software give engineers the ability to see their work clearly, inside and out, at an extremely affordable price.
Engineers make million-dollar decisions every day, and they need tools that give them the greatest possible insight into their products. By offering unprecedented visibility into products, as well as AI-driven tools that highlight problems and generate quantitative data, Lumafield promises to revolutionize the way complex products are created, manufactured, and used across industries.
We are an impact driven company obsessed with providing the best value to our customers keeping their needs at the center of our evolution. Our team today includes world-class researchers and industrial designers, PhDs, creators, founders of successful startups, and zero egos. We are backed by top venture capital funds like Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, DCVC, Spark Capital, and others.
The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA and has an office in San Francisco, CA.
About The Role
In this role, you will develop software that runs on Lumafield’s volumetric imaging hardware. You will need to understand data flow through a complex hardware and software system, leverage knowledge of modern application architecture, rapidly prototype potential solutions, and always keep the customer in mind. As an embedded software engineer, you will design and build the data acquisition and machine control software that produces data for the rest of Lumafield’s cloud-based software tools.
If you are interested in joining a well funded growth stage company this is the perfect opportunity for you to become a part of the Lumafield team.
What You'll Do
Drive development of the tech stack running Lumafield’s scanners
Work closely with both hardware and software engineers on an ongoing basis
Inform product direction with sound engineering decision-making
About You
Very strong in performant embedded Python, understanding performance impact of python fundamentals on operating systems and hardware
Experience configuring, building and field-updating Linux for embedded devices
Experience building and delivering software in manufacturing environments connected to PLCs
Experience leading an Agile Software Development team
Experience designing codebases and applications from first principles to shipped product
Experience mentoring and coaching team members to reach their highest potential
Have worked on software for a hardware product
Weigh technology options carefully and communicate reasoning behind decisions
Have opinions about best practices for interface design
Think about security as part of design
Bonus Points For
Bare metal firmware development for MCUs in low-level languages like C.
Experience with event loops and async programming, especially with Python 3’s asyncio
Broad knowledge of protocols like USB, RS-232, HTTP(S), websockets
Frontend web experience
Experience with modern web tooling, such as containerized deployments
Some fluency with image processing, computer vision, or related fields
$160,000 - $200,000 a year
The base salary range listed here represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. All full time employees receive an equity grant.
Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation, as well as a health & wellness stipend, 401k, parental leave, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, company wide events and more!
Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, because the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills don’t meet every single requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway – If you’re excited about our technology, the opportunity, and are eager to learn more we’d love to hear from you!
In keeping with our beliefs and goals, no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, gender, marital domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information or veteran status.
Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Computer Hardware Manufacturing
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