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

Luminar reviews

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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Reviews by job title

131 reviews

1.0

Jul 6, 2018

Luminar desperately needs a new CEO

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great co-workers and free food

Cons

HORRIBLE Senior Leadership team. They are completely unaligned, argue constantly and the CEO is far from a leader and is completely unproductive. He may have re-developed a great technology, but he has zero clue how to run the company or drive the business.

2.0

Jun 26, 2018

Put people before product!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing tech. Some brilliant workers. Solid perks.

Cons

HR lacks knowledge and compassion. Executives often lack basic communication skills. Saying you care about people, but not actually valuing your employees. Lack of feedback. Employees hear through gossip what their boss thinks of their work, but no actual reviews.

Luminar Response

8y

Thank you for the feedback. With this pace of growth, it's bound to come with growing pains. It's a big reason Luminar brought me on to the team to help us grow our culture to fully realize the potential of our team and ensure we're as focused on people as much as we have on our product. I’m passionate about helping people realize the full potential and be encumbered to do their best work as we scale this technology to drive the future of transportation. We’re looking for feedback and ideas as we evolve and can reach us here at feedback@luminartech.com anytime. Thanks, Tami

1.0

May 25, 2018

Horrible Work Place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch, snacks, and drinks. Some nice people work there, which creates a somewhat decent environment for employees. Benefits are great.

Cons

Executives and higher ups want to be feared by all employees. Founder of the company and CTO are clueless as to what really goes on in the company. HR in Orlando is not professional, they create relationships with employees and try to sabotage other employees and their jobs. The company rarely hires or promotes within, they are constantly trying to expand.

Luminar Response

8y

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We strive to provide an environment where everyone feels they’re valued, treated fairly and respected. We’d love to learn more about your experience and how we can improve. Please email us at feedback@luminartech.com.

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