About LiveKit
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. Founded in 2021, 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.
About This Role
LiveKit is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to work directly with customers building real-time communication and voice AI applications on the LiveKit platform.
This role sits at the intersection of engineering, architecture, and customer implementation. Forward Deployed Engineers partner closely with customers to design systems, prototype solutions, and solve complex technical challenges as teams move from experimentation to production.
You'll work alongside customers' engineering teams to help them successfully deploy and scale applications built on LiveKit — designing architectures, building integrations, debugging production issues, and developing reference implementations that demonstrate best practices.
This is an ideal role for engineers who enjoy solving real-world problems in real customer environments. You'll collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to surface insights from customer implementations and help shape the future of the LiveKit platform.
Your mission: make it seamless for developers to build and scale real-time audio, video, and AI applications on LiveKit.
You'll Thrive Here If You:
are obsessed with helping developers succeed
are known as the go-to person for solving tricky technical issues
work hard and can move fast without sacrificing quality
care deeply about polish, detail, and clear communication
are a fast learner, frequently picking up new tools, systems, and skills
What You'll Do
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
Who You Are
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