300 million people need your code/agents to change their lives. 

For thousands of years, blind individuals only had 2 mobility solutions: the guide dog and the white cane. Now, your code can change that. You can contribute to developing Pedestrian Autonomous Driving, applied in the Glasses for the Blind, the most innovative mobility solution that will empower millions to live a better life. 

This is for the crazy ones—the top of the class, Ivy League or equivalent students, international Olympiad winners, and similar high achievers.

Fields of Interest:

-       Develop algorithms that interpret advanced sensorics data and transform them into actions which change lives.

-       Understand the input from the sensors (mostly vision, but not only), and implement algorithms that deal with noise reduction, fusion of multiple sensors, and decision based on data.        

-       Implement complex trigonometric algorithms to understand the world, and algorithms to navigate it. 

-       Religiously optimize the algorithms to make them as efficient as possible on the target embedded platform. This includes both single threaded and highly parallel (multi-core) algorithms. 

Your Skills

-       First and foremost, curiosity and grit. What you will be doing is on the cutting edge of what is possible and has never been done before.

-       Intersection of ML and Classical Computer Vision, from 1D to 4D.

-       Strong algorithmics skills, with proven experience in complex challenges, Olympiads, or other industry projects.

-       Experience of C++ / Python, Git, developing large projects, etc. 

-       Highly mathematical mind with algorithm optimization knowledge. 

-       Strong documentation skills.

-       Research experience is a plus.  

-       Experience with CUDA, SLAM, 2D/3D Mapping, ROS, is a plus.

-       Student of World-Class universities. 

-       Strong English skills. 

Your life @.lumen

You will be part of the team which changed the world, from Romania. Your work will be pushing limits to improve the lives of millions.

·       Each day is different. There is no monotony here, just great challenges, a creative environment, and fun colleagues.

·       Your work will be used in days, not years.

·       You will work within a small team, complementing each other. 

·       You’ll receive a lot of support. With time, we hope to see you do the same.

Otherwise, we have a nice IKEA showroom like HQ, good coffee, and loud music (but some quiet areas too). 

Our jobs are on-site in Cluj-Napoca, but we value flexibility. You can also take work-from-home days.

What else do we offer?

·       Attractive salary (obviously…) 

·       Private medical package  

·       Flexible schedule 

What’s next?

Our recruitment process includes 4 steps:

1.     We review your application  

2.     The most suited candidates meet us for an informal discussion  

3.     Next, we invite the best to join a challenge led by Octavian Coca

4.     We get to meet the winner for the final interview with Cornel Amariei

About .lumen

.lumen builds Pedestrian Autonomous Driving, first showcased in the Glasses for the Blind.

There are over 300 million visually impaired individuals worldwide, and while technology advances, the most commonly used solutions for them—guide dogs and white canes—are thousands of years old. At .lumen, we are changing this paradigm.

.lumen is a research startup leveraging the most advanced AI, robotics, and neuroscience technologies to empower the blind. This is no easy task, and we are looking for the best in the world to help us achieve it.

In just four years, .lumen has become one of the most awarded startups globally. From opening Nvidia GTC in front of millions to winning the Red Dot: Luminary award and becoming the first Romanian company to raise over €9 million from the European Innovation Council (EIC), our journey has been remarkable.

Our work is already in the history books, and our story is still being written. 

Come write it with us. Also check our video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im-Gsn5PKG8