Backed by Index and Redpoint.
About the role
We're looking for a Staff Engineer to work across some of the most technically demanding parts of LiveKit's platform — core services, telephony, and observability. At LiveKit, the infrastructure is the product — you're not building the layer underneath, you are the layer.
What they're looking for
- You have experience designing and delivering distributed systems in production
- You take ownership end-to-end - prototype, test, ship, monitor, and iterate
- You're comfortable with consensus, coordination, and the realities of distributed failure modes
- You think in terms of data flow, state, performance, and correctness, and you can reduce complex systems into understandable components
- You value clear communication, practical engineering, and building systems that others enjoy working with
More about this role
LiveKit is revolutionizing the AI landscape by providing the essential network infrastructure that powers multimodal AI interfaces, enabling seamless audio and visual interactions. Founded in 2021, LiveKit has rapidly grown to support over 3 Billion calls annually, 100,000+ developers globally, and industry giants like OpenAI, Character AI, Spotify, and Meta.
We're looking for a Staff Engineer to work across some of the most technically demanding parts of LiveKit's platform — core services, telephony, and observability. At LiveKit, the infrastructure is the product — you're not building the layer underneath, you are the layer.
You'll work on problems where latency, availability, and operational simplicity are critical, and where the right answer often requires careful tradeoffs and outside-the-box thinking. While distributed systems experience is valuable, we care just as much about strong programming fundamentals, sound judgment, and the ability to learn fast. The team is small. Your decisions ship directly into production.
obsess with crafting code that is fast, reliable and practical for the problem
are known as the go-to person for tackling tough technical problems
work hard...
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