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title: 'Senior Program Manager at Lumilens'
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# Senior Program Manager at Lumilens

- **Company:** Lumilens
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumilens/b8d9ad06-67cb-4bb0-a8d4-cbe5838964fa

## Job description

Senior Program Manager – NPI

## About Lumilens

At Lumilens, we are building critical photonics infrastructure powering tomorrow’s AI supercomputing. From chip-to-chip optical interconnects to scalable photonic engines, Lumilens is unlocking a new era of computing—faster, cooler, and massively more efficient. Join our collaborative team to shape the future of high-speed optical connectivity.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Program Manager specializing in New Product Introduction (NPI). The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in the NPI domain, preferably within the switching and networking industry. This leader will demonstrate proven expertise managing programs from early prototyping through pilot manufacturing, with solid exposure to hardware development fundamentals and manufacturing processes.

## Responsibilities

- Lead complex NPI programs from concept through prototyping and into pilot manufacturing
- Manage program end-to-end, wall-to-wall, ensuring all phases from initiation to closure are delivered successfully
- Work extensively with cross-functional teams spread across geographies to ensure alignment and timely delivery
- Collaborate with engineering, operations, and manufacturing teams to ensure milestones are achieved on schedule
- Drive planning and execution of early hardware prototyping and transition to scalable manufacturing
- Manage program risk, develop mitigation plans, and communicate status to stakeholders
- Ensure robust design transfer processes and readiness for manufacturing
- Maintain detailed documentation and program tracking tools
- Champion continuous improvement in program management practices

Required Qualifications

- More than 15 years of program management experience in the NPI space, preferably in switching and networking domains
- Demonstrated proficiency in managing programs end-to-end, wall-to-wall, across all project phases
- Proven experience working with teams distributed across different global geographies
- Excellent track record of leading programs from prototyping through pilot manufacturing
- Strong understanding of hardware design, development processes, and manufacturing fundamentals
- Proficiency in project management tools, methodologies, and communication
- Collaborative mindset with strong organizational, analytical, and leadership skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field

Why Join Lumilens?

- Work at the forefront of AI, networking, and optical semiconductor technology
- Collaborative and innovative environment
- Opportunities for career growth
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

Lumilens is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

## About Lumilens

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Lumilens designs and manufactures next-generation photonic interconnects to massively scale AI compute infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B – led by Accton Technology; prior Series A of $30M from Mayfield and Spark Capital)
- **Headquarters**: San Jose, California, USA
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Ankur Singla (CEO), Samuel Liu (VP Products), Ritesh Kapahi (VP/GM India), Dave Friedman (VP Operations)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Photonics / optical interconnects for AI data centers
- **Target customers**: Large-scale AI providers and hyperscale data center operators (B2B, Enterprise)
- **Mission**: “To rapidly innovate in photonics and connectivity architectures to enable the massive scaling of compute infrastructure required to deliver the full potential of AI.”

## Products & Services
- **Photonic Interconnects (Scale-Out & Scale-Up)**: High-density, low-latency optical links that enable cluster-to-cluster and direct GPU-to-GPU connectivity. Supports 100x higher quantity of GPU direct connections than legacy approaches.
  - *Type*: Hardware (silicon photonics modules) + integrated manufacturing
- **Automated Manufacturing Platform**: End-to-end custom robotics and AI-optimized production processes to maximize yield, quality, and supply-chain flexibility.
  - *Type*: Service / Manufacturing capability (in-house)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – $30M Series A (June 2024); Series B led by Accton Technology (amount undisclosed)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Mayfield, Spark Capital, Accton Technology
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 287% YoY (54 employees as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com]
  - Operations in 8 countries: USA, India, Thailand, Poland, Singapore, Czechia, South Korea, Malaysia
  - 48 active job postings (+23.1% monthly growth) [linkedin.com]
  - Leadership team with deep photonics/networking experience from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent

## Competitive Advantages
- **In-house silicon photonics development** – full control over design and supply chain
- **Systems-level expertise** – can partner on both scale-out and scale-up architectures
- **Manufacturing automation** – robotics + AI processes enable faster innovation, higher quality, and predictable deployment
- **Standards-based interconnects** – easy deployment into existing infrastructure
- **Manufacturing anywhere** – supply-chain continuity and scalable manufacturing

## Strategic Focus
- Enable massive scaling of AI infrastructure by overcoming electrical/copper limitations with advanced photonics
- Disaggregate GPUs to mitigate power and density challenges in data centers
- Expand manufacturing capacity globally and continue to automate production
- Align product roadmap with industry standards to accelerate adoption

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Fast-paced startup environment with deep technical expertise; mission-driven focus on enabling the future of AI
- **Work policy**: In-office (HQ San Jose, CA with Bengaluru, India as major hub) [builtin.com]
- **Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge photonics, robotics, and AI manufacturing; direct impact on world’s largest AI infrastructure
- **Engineering culture**: Heavy emphasis on silicon photonics, hardware design, robotics automation, and system-level architecture. Teams are led by veterans from Cisco, Juniper, Meta, Lumentum, Coherent.

## Sources
1. [lumilens.com](https://lumilens.com/) – Company overview, mission, leadership, products
2. [lumilens.com/company](https://lumilens.com/company) – Vision, investors, leadership team
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/lumilens) – Career page, employee count, year founded, office policy
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/lumilens) – Headcount, funding details, geographic/department breakdown, job trends, talent sources
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/lumilens) – Current job openings (48 listings)

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