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 Infrastructure/Platform Engineer to support the cloud and on-prem infrastructure, our CICD and data processing pipeline, and large-scale storage.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain kubernetes core infrastructure as code (IaC)
• Write and maintain kubernetes application deployments
• Define Monitoring and Alerting for core infrastructure and application deployments
• Maintain cloud resources and on-prem hardware
• Triage infrastructure issues, lead post-mortem activities, and create documentation

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science and Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of industry experience
• 2+ years of strong hands-on experience of programming in Python, Go, Bash or similar languages
• Extensive Linux troubleshooting experience
• Advanced networking knowledge and troubleshooting experience with on-prem infrastructure (switches, compute and storage clusters)
• Experience with cloud native infrastructure (AWS, GCP or Azure) and technologies (k8s, Helm, GitOps, crossplane, karpenter etc.)
• Expertise with containers and related technologies (docker, podman, kaniko, buildah)
• Excellent critical thinking, problem solving and analytical skills
• Enjoy working within a dynamic and continuously evolving environment
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Cross platform experience (Linux/Windows)
• Hands-on experience with code CI/CD workflows and tools (GitLab, GitHub, Argo suite)
• Experience with monitoring and log aggregating frameworks (e.g. Prometheus, Loki)
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices
• Experience working with Artifact management systems (e.g. Artifactory)
• Able to work successfully in cross-functional teams, especially across organizational and geographical boundaries
• High energy personality, with a strong and demonstrable work ethic

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.