Staff Software Engineer, Distributed Systems
LiveKitReal-time Communication company
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Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Staff Engineer for distributed systems at LiveKit
- •We're looking for a Staff Engineer to work across some of the most technically demanding parts of LiveKit's platform
- •core services, telephony, and observability.
- •Key Responsibilities Design and evolve the core control, data, and observability systems that power LiveKit Cloud Implement resilient, region-spanning architectures that degrade gracefully under partial failure Build libraries, protocols, and tooling that raise reliability and developer velocity across the org Requirements You have experience designing and delivering distributed systems in production You take ownership end-to-end
- •prototype, test, ship, monitor, and iterate You're comfortable with consensus, coordination, and the realities of distributed failure modes
Required skills
GogRPCKubernetesPrometheusEngineering ManagementTechnical Leadership
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary and equity package, Health, dental, and vision benefits, Flexible vacation policy
Tech stack
GogRPCKubernetesPrometheus