153K–274K EUR / year
Forward Deployed Engineer
OtherRemote — Ireland
Published on 2026-07-08
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About this role
LiveKit is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers on real-time communication and voice AI applications. This role combines engineering, architecture, and customer implementation, focusing on system design, prototyping, and troubleshooting technical challenges.
About the company
LiveKit provides open-source and cloud real-time media infrastructure for building voice, video, and AI agent experiences.
The team
Forward Deployed Engineering
Stack
GoPythonNodeRustC++
What you'll do
- Work directly with customer engineering teams
- Design scalable architectures for voice AI and real-time media
- Build prototype integrations and sample applications
- Help customers navigate SDKs and APIs
- Debug complex technical issues
- Lead technical workshops with developers
- Translate customer needs into technical insights
What we're looking for
- 7+ years of experience in backend or infrastructure engineering
- Proficient in programming languages such as Go, Python, Node, Rust, or C++
- Comfortable with APIs, SDKs, and cloud infrastructure
- Experience with real-time systems
- Strong communicator capable of collaborating with teams
Nice to have
- Experience with WebRTC and real-time media systems
- Familiarity with voice AI and conversational agents
- Experience in customer-facing engineering roles
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Previous experience with LiveKit
Benefits
- Opportunity to build impactful technology
- Contribute to open source
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible vacation policy