Go
Python
Node
Forward Deployed Engineer
Overview
LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the agentic era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe AI agents in production.
Job Description
LiveKit powers voice and agentic AI applications for OpenAI, Salesforce, Spotify, Meta, and tens of thousands of other developers, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.
Responsibilities
- - Work directly (remotely or on-site when necessary) with customer engineering teams to design and implement real-time applications built on LiveKit
- - Design scalable architectures for voice AI, real-time media, and developer platform use cases
- - Build prototype integrations, reference implementations, and sample applications to accelerate customer development
- - Help customers navigate SDKs, APIs, infrastructure, and deployment strategies for production systems
- - Debug and troubleshoot complex technical issues in production environments
- - Lead technical workshops and architecture sessions with developers and product teams
- - Translate customer needs into technical insights that inform product and platform development
- - Partner with Product and Engineering to improve developer experience, documentation, and tooling
- - Contribute code, examples, or improvements to LiveKit's open-source ecosystem when helpful
- - Act as a trusted advisor helping customers successfully launch and scale applications on LiveKit
Required Skills
- - Strong engineering background with 5+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering
- - Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, Node, Rust, or C++
- - Comfortable working across APIs, SDKs, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure
- - Experience building or integrating developer platforms or real-time systems
- - Able to quickly understand complex systems and debug issues in real-world environments
- - Strong communicator who can collaborate directly with customer engineering teams and internal product teams
- - Comfortable operating in fast-paced, low-process environments where ownership and initiative matter
- - Excited to work hands-on with customers solving complex technical implementation challenges
Benefits
- - Competitive salary and equity package
- - Health, dental, and vision benefits
- - Flexible vacation policy
About the company
The all-in-one Voice AI platform. Build, deploy, and scale realtime agents. Open source. Enterprise scale. LiveKit gives AI the ability to see, hear, and speak.
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