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Lumentum Holdings

LITECommunication EquipmentSan Jose, United States

Lumentum Holdings Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in San Jose, California, is a global leader in optical and photonic product manufacturing. The company's reach extends across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Lumentum operates through two principal business units: Optical Communications (OpComms) and Commercial Lasers. The OpComms segment develops and supplies components, modules, and subsystems essential for transmitting video, audio, and data across high-capacity fiber optic networks. Its offerings encompass a wide range of products, including tunable transponders, transceivers, and transmitter modules, alongside various tunable lasers, receivers, and modulators. Furthermore, this segment provides critical transport products such as reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), optical amplifiers, and optical channel monitors. A comprehensive suite of components is also available, featuring 980nm, multi-mode, and Raman pumps; switches; attenuators; photodetectors; gain flattening filters; isolators; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) filters; arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs); multiplex/de-multiplexers; and integrated passive modules. Distinctive innovations from this segment include the Super Transport Blade, which integrates multiple optical transport functions into a single unit; vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs); directly modulated and electro-absorption modulated lasers; and advanced laser illumination sources for 3D sensing systems. OpComms serves key clientele in the telecommunications, data communications, consumer, and industrial markets. Conversely, the Commercial Lasers segment produces an array of laser technologies, such as diode-pumped solid-state, fiber, diode, direct-diode, and gas lasers. These are primarily utilized in original equipment manufacturer (OEM) applications. This segment's laser solutions cater to a broad spectrum of markets and uses, including sheet metal processing, general manufacturing, biotechnology, graphics and imaging, remote sensing, and precision machining.

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Lumentum Holdings at a glance

Lumentum Holdings is a communication equipment company headquartered in San Jose, United States. It is publicly listed (LITE) with a market capitalisation of $82.9B. Xcout tracks 20 named people at Lumentum Holdings, including Michael E. Hurlston (President, Chief Executive Officer & Director). Xcout recorded 242 job postings from Lumentum Holdings in the last 90 days, naming tools such as SAP, Tableau, Arista.

Industry
Communication Equipment
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Market cap
$82.9B
Employees
13,757
Ticker
LITE
Job postings recorded (90 days)
242
Xcout AI Rank
30/100
Xcout Green Rank
4/100 ▼

Lumentum Holdings leadership

  • Michael E. HurlstonPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director
  • Michael HurlstonPresident and Chief Executive Officer
  • Wupen YuenPresident of Global Business Units
  • Wajid AliExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  • Eric ChangChief Accounting Officer
  • Michael BrookerExecutive VP & Chief Transformation Officer

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Hiring at Lumentum Holdings

Xcout recorded 242 job postings from Lumentum Holdings in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.

Tools named in Lumentum Holdings's job postings

SAPTableauAristaCiscoGitHubJiraLangChainConfluenceOracle ERPPower BIPyTorchTensorFlow

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Hiring vs the trend

In line in AI hiring

Based on 145 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 104 enterprise technology companies.

This describes a hiring pattern — how often Lumentum Holdings’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.

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Tech stack

PythonC#.NETAWSAzureDockerGCPKubernetesPyTorchTensorFlowAirflowBigQuery

Lumentum Holdings competitors

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CoherentCOHR · HardwareSaxonburg, United States
71% matchPublic

Coherent, Inc. specializes in advanced laser technologies, offering a comprehensive suite of products that includes lasers, laser-based solutions, and complete systems. These are deployed across a spectrum of uses, from commercial and industrial operations to critical scientific research. The company's operations are distinctly segmented into two primary areas: laser sources for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and industrial lasers alongside integrated systems. Coherent handles the entire lifecycle of its offerings, from conceptual design and manufacturing to global marketing and ongoing service. Their product portfolio spans lasers, specialized laser tools, high-precision optical components, associated accessories, and sophisticated laser measurement and control devices. These sophisticated tools are integral to fields such as microelectronics fabrication, advanced materials processing, integration into original equipment manufacturer (OEM) components and instrumentation, scientific studies, and various governmental programs. Distribution in the U.S. is primarily managed by an in-house sales team, while international markets are reached through a combination of direct sales personnel and independent representatives. Established in 1966, Coherent, Inc. maintains its headquarters in Santa Clara, California. Notably, since July 1, 2022, the company has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of II-VI Incorporated.

Market cap$59.2B
Employees30,216
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IPG Photonics Corporation0J86 · HardwareUnited States
70% matchPublic

IPG Photonics Corporation stands as a global leader in the development, manufacturing, and sale of advanced, high-performance fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers. These sophisticated light sources are primarily utilized across diverse materials processing applications worldwide. The company's extensive product portfolio encompasses a wide array of laser solutions, such as hybrid fiber-solid state lasers emitting green and ultraviolet wavelengths, as well as fiber-pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber-coupled direct diode systems. The offering further extends to high-energy pulsed lasers, versatile multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and highly precise single-polarization and single-frequency models. Beyond the lasers themselves, IPG also supplies essential related components like high-power optical fiber delivery cables, couplers, beam switches, chillers, and scanners, along with various other accessories. IPG's expertise also covers optical amplification, providing erbium-doped fiber and Raman amplifiers crucial for deployment in broadband communication networks. Additionally, it offers ytterbium and thulium specialty fiber amplifiers and broadband light sources. The company's capabilities extend to comprehensive integrated laser systems, including 2D compact flat sheet cutters, multi-axis systems, and specialized fiber laser welding tools such as the welding seam stepper and picker. They also develop high-precision and other specialized fiber laser systems. Furthermore, for advanced networking and data center applications, the company manufactures optical transceiver and transponder modules designed for interconnecting electronic equipment like Ethernet switches, IP routers, and DWDM/SONET/SDH optical transport modules, serving telecommunications providers, cable multi-system operators (MSOs), and data centers. Overall, IPG's cutting-edge lasers and amplifiers find broad utility across materials processing, diverse communication platforms, medical procedures, and various other advanced technological fields. The company engages directly with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), system integrators, and end-users, leveraging both its in-house sales force and a network of independent sales representatives and distributors for global market reach. Established in 1990, IPG Photonics Corporation is headquartered in Oxford, Massachusetts.

Market cap$4.4B
Employees4,840
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