# Research Scientist / Engineer – Performance Optimization at Luma

- Company: Luma
- What the company does: Luma fertility blends global science with human care to offer advanced fertility treatments, zero wait times, expert doctors, and transparent outcomes. Backed by Peak XV and a16z.
- Company website: https://lumafertility.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Remote, EU
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-10-08
- Apply by: 2026-11-22
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumaai/32e4a89b-1a6d-4e53-af6a-fde323db9022?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/luma-research-scientist-engineer-performance-optimization/

## About the role

You'll make Luma's multimodal models fast — profiling and optimizing GPU, CPU, and accelerator code so they train efficiently and deploy at scale without sacrificing quality. You'll write the kernels and operations that get the most out of the hardware. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Expert-level Triton/CUDA programming and GPU optimization
- Strong PyTorch skills, including kernel development and custom operations
- Proficiency with profiling tools (NVIDIA Nsight, torch profiler, custom tooling)
- Deep understanding of transformer architectures and attention mechanisms

Tags: Research & AI

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/luma-research-scientist-engineer-performance-optimization/