Lightmatter is hiring. 53 roles open right now.
Scoutify monitors Lightmatter's career page directly and notifies you within minutes when a new role goes live, hours before it hits LinkedIn or Indeed.
INTERVIEW PREP
20 interview questions for Lightmatter
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Lightmatter's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
53
Posted (30d)
15
+50% vs prior
Posted (7d)
3
Posted range
$178K – 217K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Lightmatter's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Lightmatter's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
3
Posted (30d)
15
Posted (90d)
37
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 22, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Lightmatter pays.
Generally solid, especially for specialized skills. Hardware-software integration roles are in demand.
By level · reported by current and former Lightmatter employees on Levels.fyi
Software Engineer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | Equity | Bonus | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | $315K | $210K | $105K | $0K | 2 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median across reported samples
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Savings Matching Program
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Paid Family Leave
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Commuter Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid workplace model
- Equity grants (applicable to full-time employees)
[04] IN THEIR OWN WORDS
How Lightmatter pitches itself.
“We build ambitious healthcare technology products.”
Source: lightmatter.com
[05] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Hiring international candidates.
Lightmatter has a documented USCIS H-1B petition history.
Sponsors H1B · USCIS-confirmed petitioner
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[06] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Lightmatter is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Lightmatteris actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
[07] POSTING PATTERNS
How Lightmatter actually posts.
We re-scan Lightmatter's career page every few minutes and keep the full history. That lets us spot reposts and timing patterns most candidates never see.
Friday is hiring day at Lightmatter (41% of new postings).
[08] KEY FACTS
Founded
2017
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q107518457
[09] IN THE NEWS
Lightmatter in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[10] ABOUT
What Lightmatter does, and who fits.
Lightmatter revolutionizes AI data center infrastructure with photonics technology.
Lightmatter has developed the world's first 3D-stacked photonics engine, Passage™, which connects processors at the speed of light. This technology is designed for extreme-scale data centers, facilitating the most advanced artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads.
[11] RESEARCH OUTPUT
What Lightmatter publishes.
Peer-reviewed papers, preprints, and citations attributed to Lightmatter on OpenAlex, the open scholarly-graph index. The volume and citation count of recent work is a strong prestige signal for research-heavy roles.
Universal photonic artificial intelligence acceleration
64 Gb/s O-Band GeSi Quantum-Confined Stark Effect Electro-Absorption Modulators Integrated in a 300 mm Silicon Photonics Platform
A blueprint for precise and fault-tolerant analog neural networks
Mirage: An RNS-Based Photonic Accelerator for DNN Training
A case for server-scale photonic connectivity
[12] AT LIGHTMATTER
The honest take.
A collaborative environment focused on tackling complex challenges and innovation.
[13] CAREER GROWTH
Where Lightmatter takes you next.
Hardware experience is specialized and valuable. The combination of hardware and software skills is increasingly in demand.
[14] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Lightmatter's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[15] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Lightmatter uses Greenhouse as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Greenhouse pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Lightmatter's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
One-tap coverage: Greenhouse is one of the portals Scoutify's auto-apply fills end to end. On an Auto-Apply plan, your saved profile and resume are submitted to Lightmatter the moment a matching role goes live.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Lightmatter's recent postings
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[18] FAQ
Questions people ask about Lightmatter.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Yes, Lightmatter sponsors H1B visas for international candidates. If you're looking to join the team from outside the United States, you can apply for positions that offer visa sponsorship. This is an important consideration if you're an international talent seeking opportunities in tech.
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