Software Engineer, Data Platform

Joining Lumos is about having a blank canvas in front of you, waiting for your vision.

Your mission isn't just handed to you; it's crafted by you, with the freedom to define what it means to excel.

Your ideas don't just spark interest; they ignite change. Let's illuminate the path together.

I have this innate passion and drive to create my career’s best work here. To get a great outcome, I crave feedback to get better, build a habit of urgency and climb mountains if needed. In short, I either find a way or make one, going above and beyond what’s expected.

Curiosity combined with principled thinking can conquer any challenge. I don’t just assume what the problem is but I am curious to explore and ask “why.” Equipped with insights, I evaluate trade-offs and can showcase a clear reason why I took a certain action.

Painting in pink in B2B is about being playfully bold. One, I think big because optimism shapes reality. Two, I communicate and act with a smile, bringing levity into my interactions. Three, I win people’s hearts and minds through a novel story and a clear point of view.

I am eager to support co-workers and customers and proactively jump in to help – your problem is my problem. I believe it is with this unity that there is victory. So, I care and proactively work on my relationships with people.

We’re revolutionizing how the world manages access, apps, and identities. The complexity of today’s digital landscape demands bold solutions, and Lumos leads the charge with autonomous, intelligent technology.

We foster a culture of innovation, where curiosity and impact go hand in hand. Here, you’ll tackle meaningful challenges, grow with inspiring teammates, and contribute to a mission that simplifies complexity and empowers productivity. Join Lumos and illuminate your potential.

We’re 100% remote, but deeply united. Whether you’re near our San Francisco hub or fully remote, you’ll feel a strong connection to the Lumos team.

Through annual offsites, in-person gatherings, and our "Humans of Lumos" spotlight, we celebrate stories and build lasting bonds. Flexibility meets genuine connection here.

• 100% remote work culture (+/-4 hours from PST)
• Hub office in SF
• Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage
• 1 company offsite and 2 coworking trips every year
• Up to four months of parental leave
• $100 monthly wellness stipend
• 401k matching plan
• $1,000 annual Learning and Development stipend

“Lumos has given me the space to lead with both strategy and heart. As we scale, I’ve been trusted to evolve Support into a proactive, customer-first function, and that sense of ownership makes the work incredibly rewarding.”

Allie, Sr Manager, CS Engineering

“For me, the most important factor in deciding to join a new company are the people who work there. It’s important to be working with people who really care about what they’re doing and that’s exactly what I found here.”

Ruben, Engineering Tech Lead Manager

“The trust I've received as a leader at Lumos has empowered me to be a champion for my team and their growth. Helping them stretch into new areas and amplify their impact across the company is the most rewarding aspect of my role.”

Alix, COO

United States

Full time

Remote

Engineering

Every breach, every failed audit, every new hire stuck in onboarding purgatory traces back to the same question: who has access to what — and should they?

Identity is where modern companies break. Too much access leaks data. Too little grinds the business to a halt. Lumos is the industry's first Autonomous Identity Platform — software that doesn't just surface access risk, but acts on it. We started with a self-service AppStore and grew into the critical infrastructure connecting apps, identities, and data for GitHub, MongoDB, Mars, Pinterest, Anduril, Intercom, Roku, and Netskope. At the center is Albus, our AI agent for identity — mining roles, approving access, and catching the drift humans miss.

You’ll ship work that thousands of IT and security teams touch every day. You’ll own problems without playbooks, because the category is being redefined in real time — by us.

Why Lumos?

• Jump on a rocketship. Since launching out of stealth in April 2022, we've grown from 20 to ~130 Alchemists and raised over $65M from a16z, Scale, Neo, Greg Brockman (President at OpenAI), and Phil Venables (CISO at Google).
• Customers love us — and so does the industry. Named a Strong Performer in the 2026 Gartner Voice of the Customer for IGA — 4.7/5, with 96% of reviewers saying they'd recommend us. Our customers cut time-to-access by 98%, slash IT tickets by 72%, and eliminate excess privilege at scale.
• A culture worth joining. Three years running on Forbes' Top 100 Best Startup Employers in America (2024, 2025, 2026) — measured on culture, retention, growth, and job creation. That's our Alchemists, not our marketing. See what we live by here .

At the heart of our products is our identity data platform, the systems that ingest identity data from hundreds of third-party integrations and turns it into the trusted, insight-rich primitives that power every Lumos product.

As a Software Engineer on our Data Platform team you will drive the evolution of our identity data backbone, the systems every Lumos product depends on. You will be instrumental in building robust, scalable, and reliable platform software. You will play a key role in designing and operating the software that turns raw identity inputs into a trusted foundation for the product.

We’re a startup that values ownership, curiosity, and trust—and we’re looking for engineers who love building platform infrastructure that enables teams to move faster while improving resilience and visibility.

• Design, develop, and operate systems that transform high volumes of identity data from third‑party integrations to product consumers with correctness, freshness, and operational rigor.
• Build the shared primitives and interfaces (APIs, services, materialized models) that abstract raw identity data into the building blocks that power our products.
• Contribute to the technical vision for a world‑class data infrastructure that empowers engineering, product, and AI teams, enabling seamless access to high‑quality data.
• Establish SLOs, observability, and operational tooling that catch and remediate failures in identity data systems before they reach customers.
• Promote and implement software engineering best practices for building scalable, reliable, and secure data‑centric applications. Elevate the principles of software engineering within the data domain.

While specific qualifications are less important than your drive and potential, the following experiences will set you up for success in this role:

• 3-7 Years of experience as a backend or platform engineer building production data systems other teams depend on, either ingestion and sync pipelines (Dagster, Airflow, or comparable orchestration) or service layers in front of a transactional database (MySQL/Postgres) that abstract storage from internal consumers.
• Strong backend development skills in Python, Go, or TypeScript, with a focus on clean API design, testability, and observability.
• Strong instinct for data correctness, observability, and SLOs in systems where downstream products take action on the output.
• Experience designing service or API interfaces over a transactional datastore (MySQL/Postgres) defining contracts that let producers and consumers evolve independently.
• Familiarity with identity and access governance (IGA) data (e.g. identities, accounts, entitlements, group memberships) and how its correctness, freshness, and traceability shape downstream governance outcomes at scale.

• $170,000 - $220,000 Note that this range is a good faith estimate of likely pay for this role; upon hire, the pay may differ due to skill and/or level of experience.

• Remote-first culture – Work from anywhere within ±4 hours of Pacific Time.
• Medical, dental & vision insurance – 100% of premiums covered for employees, 60% for dependents. HSA and FSA available with employer contribution. International benefits align with local standards.
• Mental health support – Access to mental health resources and support.
• Monthly wellness stipend – A monthly stipend for gym memberships, fitness apps, and whatever helps you recharge.
• Life & disability insurance – Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability coverage available.
• Flexible PTO – Flexible time off with a minimum annual requirement, because rest is part of doing your best work.
• Parental leave – Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for expecting parents.
• $1,000 annual learning stipend – An annual budget for courses, books, conferences, and certifications.
• Company & team offsites – Company and team bonding trips throughout the year, fully covered by Lumos.
• 401(k) with matching – Employer 401(k) matching to help you save for the future.

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