Senior Software Engineer, Sentinel Tools & Visualization

Luminar Technologies is a global automotive technology company ushering in a new era of vehicle safety and autonomy. For the past decade, Luminar has built an advanced hardware and software/AI platform to enable its more than 50 industry partners, including the majority of global automotive OEMs. From consumer vehicle programs with Volvo Cars and Mercedes-Benz to technology partnerships including NVIDIA and Mobileye, Luminar is poised to be the first automotive technology company to enable next-generation safety and autonomous capabilities for global production vehicles.

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Team Overview

Luminar Technologies is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Sentinel Tools & Visualization (STV) team. This team develops and maintains Insight, Luminar’s visualization product for our Sentinel software stack, as well as tools that support customer integrations and deployments.  This team sits at the intersection of Luminar’s core software stack, customer integrations, and visualization/diagnostic workflows. As a senior engineer on this team, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering against key OEM contracts, advancing Insight’s visualization capabilities, and ensuring the success of Sentinel deployments in production vehicles. You will directly influence the usability, reliability, and adoption of Luminar’s ADAS/AV stack while helping strengthen and grow a highly motivated team.  Additionally, you will apply modern C++ expertise, 3D graphics programming, and integration experience to support both internal Sentinel development and external customer projects, working across visualization, simulation integration, and release-cycle tooling, helping Luminar deliver production-grade solutions to global automotive OEMs. 

The Sentinel stack is Luminar’s ADAS/AV (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems / Autonomous Vehicle) software platform. It processes raw sensor data (e.g., LiDAR and camera), performs perception and fusion, and powers decision-making for assisted and automated driving features. 

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Insight, Luminar’s visualization and debugging tool for the Sentinel software stack. 

• Implement advanced 3D graphics features and optimizations for visualization of LiDAR and fused perception data. 

• Own the development and maintenance of Sentinel tooling, including the Sentinel Launcher and integration with simulation platforms (e.g., Applied Intuition). 

• Support and enhance the integration of Sentinel with third-party platforms and customer-specific environments. 

• Own engineering responsibility for components such as the Sentinel LiDAR Driver and NVIDIA Driveworks plugin. 

• Contribute to Sentinel release cycles by providing tooling, integration, and visualization support. 

• Collaborate with Product, Perception, Simulation, and Quality Engineering teams to ensure tools and visualization meet functional and performance requirements. 

• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior and mid-level team members. 

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Game Development, or related field. 

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on C++14/17 development. 

• Strong background in 3D graphics programming, including OpenGL, Vulkan, DirectX, or similar APIs. 

• Experience delivering production-quality software in Linux environments. 

• Solid understanding of multithreading, memory management, and real-time system constraints. 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern software development practices. 

• Excellent problem-solving ability, communication skills, and ability to work cross-functionally. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with autonomous driving stacks (ADAS/AV) and their visualization/diagnostic tooling. 

• Prior work on LiDAR drivers, camera drivers, or other sensor integrations. 

• Skilled in CUDA and GPU-based computation/optimizations. 

• Experience with simulation platforms used in ADAS/AV development (e.g., Applied Intuition, dSpace Aurelion, or CARLA). 

• Background supporting customer programs in automotive or mission-critical domains. 

• Track record of ownership, accountability, and delivering solutions across diverse technical areas. 

 

Luminar is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if you believe you require reasonable accommodation, or if you would like assistance to complete an application or to participate in an interview at the company.