Forward Deployed Engineer

LiveKit seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers on real-time communication and voice AI applications. This role combines engineering, architecture, and customer implementation. You'll design systems, prototype solutions, and solve technical challenges as teams move from experimentation to production. You'll work with customer engineering teams to deploy and scale applications, designing architectures, building integrations, debugging production issues, and developing reference.

Strong engineering background with 7+ 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. Strong communicator who can collaborate directly with customer engineering teams. Excels