Lumos Labs reviews

The people are friendly and talented. Product collaboration is great - PMs and designers come up with cool new ideas, consult with engineers on feasibility and implementation strategies, and have open communication throughout the development process. Lumos has experimented with various team organizations and workflows over the years, and each change has helped improve engineer productivity. The codebase is well-organized so it's easy to navigate and work with, and it's also well-maintained - engineers clean up outdated code and aren't afraid to rewrite existing code to improve performance. There is a good pairing culture and meetings are usually kept to a minimum. There's catered lunch 4 times a week and the food is amazing. There's a good work-life balance; Lumos has a flexible vacation policy and people actually use it (maybe averaging 3-5 weeks per year?) There are also fun company-wide offsites each quarter, and a budget for individual teams to organize their own events.

Lumos isn't just a company, it quickly becomes your second family. There are companies that optimize for money and companies that actually care about culture. At Lumos, the company actually cares about the employees. The perks are of course amazing. The new management team is experienced and knows what they're doing.