Forward Deployed Engineer

2 months ago

Remote, Worldwide or London, United KingdomSenior

H1B Sponsor

Responsibilities

Work directly with customer engineering teams remotely or on-site when necessary 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
Help customers use SDKs, APIs, infrastructure, and deployment strategies for production systems
Debug and troubleshoot complex technical issues in production environments
Lead technical workshops and architecture sessions
Translate customer needs into technical insights for 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
Advise customers through successful application launches and scaling on LiveKit

5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience
Proficiency in one or more of Go, Python, Node, Rust, or C++
Comfort working with APIs, SDKs, distributed systems, and cloud infrastructure
Experience building or integrating developer platforms or real-time systems
Ability to understand complex systems quickly and debug issues in real-world environments
Strong communication and collaboration skills with customer engineering, product, and internal engineering teams
Experience with WebRTC, real-time media systems, telephony/SIP infrastructure, voice AI, conversational agents, or AI infrastructure is preferred
Experience in customer-facing engineering roles, open-source contribution, or building with or integrating LiveKit is preferred

51-200 employees

LiveKit offers open source frameworks and a cloud platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents.