Does Luminar pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Luminar employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Luminar. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Luminar?

31% of Luminar employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Luminar 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Luminar?

Software Engineer (7) , Engineer (6) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (5) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Manager (3) , Mechanical Engineer (3) , Sr Systems Engineer (3) , Staff Engineer (3) , Design Engineer (2) , Embedded Software Test Engineer (2) , Executive Assistant (2) , Project Manager (2) , Quality Engineer (2) , Quality Technician (2) , Senior Recruiter (2)

What are the pros of working at Luminar according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great." ((in 8 reviews)); "Great product and team." ((in 7 reviews)); "Free food daily" ((in 7 reviews)); "Working in latest technology and pay in very competitive" ((in 6 reviews)); "Hard working, honest, and good people, super technology, lots of growth opportunities." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Luminar according to real employee reviews?

"1. Bad management." ((in 10 reviews)); "Hours are long and overtime is weekly" ((in 5 reviews)); "Bad leadership here." ((in 4 reviews)); "not enough growth, clueless upper management" ((in 3 reviews)); "CEO was pretty much absent from day" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about Luminar layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Luminar layoffs and their outlook for job security at Luminar in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Luminar locations?

Orlando , Palo Alto , Sunnyvale , Menlo Park , San Francisco

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3.3

31% would recommend to a friend

(131 total reviews)

Austin Russell

40% approve of CEO

14% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Work/Life balance

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture & values

2.0

Senior management

Luminar has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 131 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Luminar employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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131 reviews

5.0

Jul 12, 2026

Talented engineers, but demanding workload

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of talented and smart engineers working here

Cons

Hard work at a former startup

4.0

Jul 12, 2026

Great culture and technology, but poor management issues

Engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good people and technology and culture

Cons

Badly managed due to parabolic growth

4.0

Jun 18, 2026

Free lunch and good holiday policy overshadowed by bankruptcy

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch at first and the holiday policy is good

Cons

Went to bankruptcy after many layoffs

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