Seattle, WA // January 13, 2021 — Built In today announced that the company honored Lumotive with inclusion in the 2021 Best Places To Work Awards. Specifically, Lumotive earned a place on the “Best Small Companies to Work For in Seattle” list. The annual awards include companies of all sizes, from startups to the enterprise, nationally and in the eight largest tech markets.
“Everyone at Lumotive contributes to making our work environment inclusive, stimulating, rewarding and attractive to new employees,” said Lumotive co-founder and CEO, Dr. William Colleran. “We are actively recruiting, so Built In’s recognition of our company and our culture is particularly timely and much appreciated.”
Built In determines winners for Best Places to Work algorithmically, using company data about compensation, benefits and cultural programs. To reflect the attributes candidates search for on Built In today, this year’s program weighed certain criteria more heavily, like remote opportunities and programs for diversity, equity and inclusion.
“These companies raise the bar for cultural excellence and the ability to adapt to meet changing needs of employees," says Sheridan Orr, Chief Marketing Officer, Built In. “The 2021 winners show a commitment not just to creating meaningful cultures but to delivering talent needs as they change in a dynamic landscape. We’re thrilled to extend our congratulations to the winners.”
Tech professionals rely on Built In’s Best Places to Work lists to discover employers that align with their preferences, passions and values. Since its inception three years ago, the award has expanded in reach, from online views of tens of thousands to just under 1 million views today.
ABOUT BUILT IN
Built In, a revolution in tech recruitment, serves more than 1,800 innovative companies of all sizes, from startups to the enterprise, delivering content and digital recruitment solutions that work. The platform amplifies companies’ brands as national, local or remote employers of choice, as well as leaders in DEI. Monthly, 2.5 million tech professionals rely on Built In to stay up on trends, grow in their roles and discover companies with missions they want to join. The platform publishes stories about companies’ tech, culture and people. This activates sought-after professionals to apply to customers’ open roles. https://www.builtin.com
ABOUT BUILT IN’S BEST PLACES TO WORK
Built In’s esteemed Best Places to Work awards, now in its third year, honor companies across numerous categories: 100 Best Places to Work, 50 Best Small Places to Work, 100 Best Midsize Places to Work, 50 Companies with the Best Benefits and 50 Best Paying Companies. Two new national categories reflect what candidates are searching for, including 100 Best Large Companies to Work For and 50 Best Remote-First Places to Work.
BEST PLACES TO WORK: METHODOLOGY
Built In ranks companies algorithmically based on compensation information, benefits and culture programs. This year, based on data showing tech professionals’ needs, the Best Places to Work algorithm added weight to companies’ commitment to DEI and remote culture. Rank is determined by combining a company’s score in each of these categories.
ABOUT LUMOTIVE
Founded in 2018, Lumotive is a leader in solid-state, LiDAR systems, developing high-performance solutions for smartphones, industrial automation, robotics and automotive applications. The Seattle-based company’s LiDAR solutions leverage revolutionary beam-steering technology based on patented Liquid Crystal Metasurfaces™ to deliver an unprecedented combination of high performance (as measured by range, resolution and frame rate) and readiness for mass adoption (measured by cost, reliability and size). Lumotive’s random access beam-steering chips enable the industry’s first software-defined LiDAR with region-of-interest scanning, object tracking and advanced perception capabilities. Lumotive’s investors include Bill Gates. For more information, go to www.lumotive.com or to Twitter @LumotiveLidar.
