# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [LiveKit](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/livekit)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $170k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, Node.js, Rust, C++, APIs, SDKs, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Webrtc, Real-Time Media, Sip, Voice Ai
**Posted:** 2026-03-17

> Forward Deployed Engineer partnering with customers to design, implement, and scale real-time voice/AI applications on the LiveKit platform. Requires 5+ years backend/infrastructure engineering experience and strong customer collaboration skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Work directly (remotely or on-site when necessary) 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.
- Lead technical workshops and architecture sessions with developers and product teams.
- Translate customer needs into technical insights that inform product and platform development.
- Partner with Product and Engineering to improve developer experience, documentation, and tooling.
- Contribute code, examples, or improvements to LiveKit's open-source ecosystem when helpful.
- Act as a trusted advisor helping customers successfully launch and scale applications on LiveKit.

## 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.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with WebRTC, real-time media systems, or telephony/SIP infrastructure.
- Familiarity with voice AI, conversational agents, or AI infrastructure.
- Experience working in customer-facing engineering roles such as Solutions Engineer, Field Engineer, or Forward Deployed Engineer.
- Experience contributing to open-source projects or developer ecosystems.
- Previous experience building with or integrating LiveKit.

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