Senior Software Tester

300 million people need your skills to change their lives.

For thousands of years, blind individuals only had 2 mobility solutions: the guide dog and the white cane. Now, your work 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 who believe their work can change the world.

Some of the fields of interest:

• Implement and execute a plethora of test cases, being mindful of the needs of our end users
• Collaborate with your allocated development team to intentionally push their work to the limit, break it, ask them to fix it, and then break it some more
• Act as a gatekeeper of the product processes and functionality
• Go out and test the products 'in the wild' in real-life conditions.
• Explore newer testing technologies such as Robotics Simulations or ROS Testing

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.

• Previous experience in testing embedded and/or object-oriented software
• Knowledge of Python / C++ /
• Software versioning, ideally Git
• Thorough knowledge of the software development life cycle
• Linux skills
• Experience with ROS is a plus.
• A very hands-on, proactive attitude and a desire to continuously challenge things and suggest improvements
• Strong documentation skills to write test reports/issues
• Graduate of technical universities or equivalent academics
• Strong English skills

Your life @.lumen

You will be part of the team that 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…)
• Employee Stock Option Program through which employees that bring a significant impact are rewarded with company stock
• 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 start-ups 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.