Forward Deployed Engineer
LiveKitReal-time Communication company
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Index Ventures
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Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Forward Deployed Engineer to work with customers on real-time applications.
- •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.
- •Key Responsibilities Work directly 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 Requirements Strong engineering background with 5+ 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 in real-world environments Strong communicator who can collaborate directly with customer engineering teams and internal product teams Comfortable operating in fast-paced, low-process environments where ownership and initiative matter Excited to work hands-on with customers solving complex technical implementation challenges
Required skills
GoPythonNode.jsRustC++KubernetesDockerCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsTerraformAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQL
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary and equity package, Health, dental, and vision benefits, Flexible vacation policy
Tech stack
GoPythonNode.jsRustC++KubernetesDockerCI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsTerraformAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearchDynamoDBCassandraSQLiteOracleSQL ServerNeo4jCockroachDBTimescaleDBInfluxDBSupabaseFirebase