135K–300K USD / year
Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems
BackendRemote — North America
Published on 2026-07-23
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About this role
LiveKit is looking for a Staff Engineer to work on core services and distributed systems that emphasize low latency and operational simplicity. The engineer will take ownership of design and delivery, implementing resilient architectures and tools that enhance reliability and developer velocity.
About the company
LiveKit provides open-source and cloud real-time media infrastructure for building voice, video, and AI agent experiences.
The team
R&D
Stack
GogRPCRaftNATSKubernetesPrometheusOpenTelemetryClickHouse
What you'll do
- Design core control and data systems
- Implement resilient, region-spanning architectures
- Build libraries and tooling to improve reliability
- Diagnose and harden critical paths using metrics
- Shape new platform capabilities across various domains
What we're looking for
- Experience designing and delivering distributed systems
- Ownership from prototype to monitoring
- Comfortable with distributed failure modes
- Ability to reduce complex systems into understandable components
- Value clear communication and practical engineering
Nice to have
- Fluency in Go
- Experience with pub/sub and coordination systems
- Exposure to real-time or low-latency infrastructure
- Shipped observability tooling
- Handled significant workload in group projects
Benefits
- Opportunity to shape a fast-growing platform
- Collaboration with a senior team
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible vacation policy