Luminovo 

GmbH

Bewertungen

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

The psychological safety, the transparency, the honesty, the opportunity. I really love it here.

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Verbesserungsvorschläge

Just keep on doing what you're doing. Being nice and excellent is such a wonderful approach, and you're living it, from the founders on. Maybe keep the full remote setup for everyone, because I think it is such a big part of the success that we have. Apart from that, I think you are all doing a great job.

Arbeitsatmosphäre

Our working atmosphere here has been absolutely great. Luminovo is a unicorn in this regard. Managers are very open, respectful, and everyone works together. The feedback culture is great, and we have amazing psychological safety.

Image

In the industry, the image is great, and also with other startups in the startup ecosystem, I think Luminovo has gotten a name.

Work-Life-Balance

This is still start-uppy, so to be very successful, you also have to put in the work. And we call it work-life integration in the best way possible, so Luminovo gives a lot of freedom. That made me, in the past and in the present, put in a lot of work to keep that freedom. But also, you don't get toxic pressure.

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

I would say I don't really know if we are doing anything, so maybe we just have to get more transparent about this.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

For me personally, it has been great. I've been promoted two times in two years, and I think that is still possible since we are still growing. It's maybe not as easy as it was two or three years before, because we have reached a certain maturity. One is learning a lot all the time in regards to the industry, but also in what you're doing.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

We are advocating for psychological safety, and I feel we have a great team in customer success. It may differ since we are fully remote from other companies, and that certainly has an influence. We don't know each other as well as we would when we were working onsite, but also, there's no toxicity in the culture, so it's not about coming together. That's the only thing I would mention.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

This has been nothing but excellent for me. My manager is the best manager I've worked with, by far.

Arbeitsbedingungen

The office in Munich recently got a rework, and now it looks a lot better than before, with new desks, monitors and so on. Also, you get a new MacBook, a new mobile phone, and everything that you need. And since we are fully remote, I love it here.

Kommunikation

We have great transparency, where employees get much more insights into all the numbers of the company and the trends, and that is very unique. At times, of course, communication between departments is very much in text, which is due to the fully remote culture. There is still improvement potential, but not in a typical sense.

Gehalt/Benefits

I think you can earn more money in other companies, but they do a very fair benchmark each year, so I've also gotten a raise without asking for it because the benchmark went up, which is unbelievably great. And also the freedom you get, and the success and psychological safety you get: you can't pay that in money.

Gleichberechtigung

I feel we are doing great, at least in my department, but at the same time, one has to say that we have almost no women in leading positions, which certainly can be an improvement.

Interessante Aufgaben

The industry is really, really complex, with a lot of different types of companies that can be worked with, and also, the product is unbelievably complex, so it never gets boring. It's rather the opposite. It can be overwhelming at times, especially if you are not from the industry. The first two years are a steep learning curve, and there is still a lot of freedom in what you want to do. If you want to improve processes and document processes, managers listen to what the employees have to say and try to help them become successful at Luminovo, no matter the role.

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Arbeitsatmosphäre

The first and only company with Psychological Safety that actually works: you can freely speak your mind and raise concerns about business and/or your personal life and I promise you, nobody will ever judge you. At Luminovo, speaking about harsh and uncomfortable truths/problems/concerns is being promoted and rewarded, regardless of your leveling (good tip for your interview process). Psychological Safety means that people will be always put first and everyone follows this principle, both founders and employees. Psychological Safety has opened so many doors regarding the transparency, honesty and employee's loyalty which other companies are yet to discover. I have personally never experienced such level of transparency at any company, e.g. if you are struggling with some topic it's completely fine to let your manager know about it and you will definitely receive support and necessary knowledge.

Kollegenzusammenhalt

The Team. Extremely (I cannot emphasise this enough) smart people with bright minds. Luminovo overall is a very condensed place filled with overachievers and intellectually gifted individuals, both on the engineering and commercial sides. Working with Luminerds (employees of Luminovo) means giving and receiving feedbacks, trusting one another and having fun! It means being authentical yourself, staying humble and enjoying the time together. If you did not laugh, it was a wasted day.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Humble and down-to-earth founders. Founders are being treated in no different way than any other employee. There is little-to-no hierarchy at Luminovo. Founders themselves are individual contributors 50/50 and actually do the work alongside other Luminerds at the same desk, and NOT just focusing on "managing" others (even though "managing others" might not be a proper description of the relationship between individual contributors and their managers at Luminovo).

Gleichberechtigung

Diverse team with over 20 different nationalities! You will be welcomed and accepted.

Interessante Aufgaben

Startup with extremely bright and perspectival future: you will be working in high-end technological context and be encouraged to focus on things that create impact. You will never be encouraged to do stuff just because "somebody told you to do it" but be incentivised to use your own head and know the "why". Example: I questioned an approach of a solution that one of our founders proposed and I was given a shoutout for doing so in our weekly in front of the whole team.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Luminovo's culture is well thought-out and, to say the least, the best company culture I've ever experienced. Quite a handful of people have been on the team since the beginning, which I think speaks volumes about the culture.

Founders:
The founders are very open to feedback, approachable, never hesitate to acknowledge when things don't go well, and do everything within their capacity to change the situation based on the feedback they receive.

Enforcing Changes:
Luminovo is a flat organization, so enforcing changes is easy. Most decisions are usually RFC-driven. Anyone (interns included) can write down thoughts on how things could be improved and get comments from interested people. If a consensus is reached on the next steps, it'll almost immediately be kickstarted by whoever is responsible. Honestly, that's exactly how it is.

Language:
English is the de facto language for all internal communications, despite being based in Germany—which for me was a relief since I relocated to work here. Building a welcoming atmosphere was a vital priority because the employees are from diverse nationalities and locations. This wasn't just something promised; it was always done.

If a non-german speaker stepped into a room in the office with all German speakers, everyone immediately switched to English to make just that one person feel very welcome, and everyone did it happily. This happened every time, and every one was intentional about it.

People:
There are also really smart people on the team, and you'll have the opportunity to learn a lot from them. Never will you ever feel that you’re asking a dumb question. Instead, people are very happy to support you.

Events:
Luminovo hosts yearly company hangouts, and every team hosts multiple in-person team retreats throughout the year. Each of these sessions helped build a strong sense of belonging across the team and made working with them much easier after these events.

In every remote setting, it can be very easy to build a false picture of how people are, but when you meet them in person you learn more about them. After each of these team events, I felt I got to know my colleagues better, which had the positive effect of never hesitating to reach out if I ever had a question.

Conclusion:
While working with the team, I made many great connections, many of whom I'm still in active communication with. Indeed, it was the best place I've ever worked until I left.

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Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Offenheit, Geschwindigkeit mit der wir Sachen machen, tolle Kolleg*innen

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Arbeitsatmosphäre

Alle sind nett und hilfsbereit zueinander. Das Thema Psychological Safety wird wirklich gelebt und ich möchte es nicht mehr missen.

Image

Jeder redet positiv über die Firma, wenn es Missstände gibt, dann werden die einfach offen angesprochen.

Work-Life-Balance

Start-up ist natürlich start-up, aber man hat viele Freiheiten. Wenn man Mittags mal zum Arzt muss dann ist das so und auch kein Problem. Mal vom Urlaubsort arbeiten und "remote office" machen? Gar kein Problem!

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Definitiv gegeben. Wurde sehr freundlich aufgenommen und alle sind ernsthaft interessiert das es einem gut geht.

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Man ist sehr interessiert wie es einem geht und sollte mal was sein wird man jederzeit gehört und es wird sich Zeit genommen um die Themen zu besprechen.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Während wir top aktuelle Laptops bekommen und neuester Software arbeiten, ist das Büro sicher nicht "best in class". Viele arbeiten vom Home Office was auch unterstützt wird, aber das Büro ist sicher ein Negativpunkt den man anbringen kann.

Kommunikation

Habe noch nie erlebt das etwas im geheimen diskutiert wird, oder das man von Entscheidungen der Gründer überrascht wird. Ganz im Gegenteil, üblicherweise ist alles sehr transparent und man kann jederzeit Fragen / Gedanken anbringen.

Gehalt/Benefits

Vergleichen mit vergleichbaren Start-ups, sehr passend. Bei Grosskonzernen lässt sich sicher mehr verdienen.

Gleichberechtigung

Hier wird (richtigerweise) grosser Wert drauf gelegt! Das sind nicht leere Phrasen sondern ein ernsthaftes Anliegen der Gründer.

Interessante Aufgaben

Definitiv. Kann mir meine Aufgaben recht Freigestalten und jederzeit eigene Ideen einbringen.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

- I have never seen so many young, talented and motivated people in one place. In my opinion, the best part about the company.

-Really innovative ideas paired with deep knowledge. A company with enormous growth potential

- Versatile and exciting tasks, you will experience and learn something new every day.

- Flexible time and task allocation

- Culture of proactivity

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Arbeitsatmosphäre

The culture is the best I have ever had at a company. Everyone wants to move forward together, learn something and make a difference. The employees are aware of this and therefore willing to go the extra mile. There is a real culture of proactivity.

Work-Life-Balance

Longer working hours may well occur - for some reason the long days didn't feel that exhausting though. Maybe this is due to the startup culture and flat-hierarchy of the company.

Karriere/Weiterbildung

An extremely strong learning curve is possible and employees are encouraged through various 1:1's and team workshops. Everyone has to think about the long-term career opportunities for themselves - but is encouraged to do so in personal 1:1's with the founders.

Gehalt/Benefits

Industry-standard

Kollegenzusammenhalt

I have never seen so many young, talented and motivated people in one place. In my opinion, the best part about the company

Kommunikation

A culture of feedback, open communication, OKR's, 1:1's and team-retros. Really cool to experience the continuous team-alignment. Hope that the company can maintain this culture with the upcoming growth.

Interessante Aufgaben

Versatile and exciting tasks, you actually experience and learn something new every day.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Aufgaben und Verantwortlichkeit.

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Arbeitsatmosphäre

Spannend!

Work-Life-Balance

Optimal. "Get your shit done not 5-to-9 bullshit". Kollegen helfen auch dabei wenn du nicht mehr weiterweißt

Kollegenzusammenhalt

Es ist überwältigend wieviel man von den Kollegen lernen kann. Eine perfekte Mischung von gemeinsamen und verschiedenen Charakterauszügen.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Respektvoll, emphatisch, eigentlich spielt Alter keine Rolle!

Vorgesetztenverhalten

Professionell, hilfsbereit, motivierend, inspirierend.

Arbeitsbedingungen

Bequemes Office bei Karslplatz, in der Nähe von vielen wichtigen Orten, wie Shops, Gyms,...

Kommunikation

Offen!

Gehalt/Benefits

Kompetitiv

Gleichberechtigung

Voll!

Interessante Aufgaben

Als Engineer werde ich da immer mit neuen Aufgaben konfrontieret. Man kann soviel lernen!

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Menagers are very good mentors and the team is super.
There are always new challenges and new things to learn.
The environment is dynamic.

Schlecht am Arbeitgeber finde ich

Verbesserungsvorschläge

As we are growing fast it is not easy to always follow with the communication aspects, but we are doing our best keeping trasparency between the teams.

Gut am Arbeitgeber finde ich

- Flat hierarchies
- Work together with founding/management team closely
- Take ownership of the tasks/challenges you want
- Have a real impact on the company performance
- Awesome team and company culture
- Learn a lot about AI

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Work-Life-Balance

Usually, we work a little longer than in most corporations but work-life-balance is still taken care of.

Gehalt/Benefits

The salary is competitive considering Luminovo is a bootstrapped start-up.

Umwelt-/Sozialbewusstsein

This category doesn't really apply to Luminovo because in our daily operations we are not confronted with environmental decisions.

Umgang mit älteren Kollegen

Currently, we don't have a lot of +30 years employees but generally, age doesn't play a role in the company at all.

Arbeitsbedingungen

The current office is very simple but we will move to a new office soon

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- Junges, dynamisches Team
- Experten im Deep Learning Bereich --> kein Bullshit Bingo
- viel Gestaltungsfreiheit
- Experimentierfreude

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