Software Engineer, Agents at LiveKit (North, United States)
LiveKit· North, United States· $120k–$250k·
Role details
Equity · Health Insurance · Dental Insurance · Vision Insurance · Flexible Vacation Policy
Summary
Design and implement the core Python framework for the Agents platform, enabling developers to build AI-driven server applications. The role involves defining APIs, abstracting core functionality, and collaborating across Python, Node, and Rust systems to create a clean and durable engineering experience.
Job description
ABOUT LIVEKIT
LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the agentic era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe AI agents in production. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice and agentic AI applications for OpenAI, Salesforce, Spotify, Meta, and tens of thousands of other developers, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
We are looking for an exceptional engineer to join the Agents team and help shape the future of agentic computing. You'll work on the core abstractions and infrastructure that developers use to build sophisticated AI agents; from real-time voice and text interactions to durable workflows and agent-to-agent communication.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design and develop core functionality for the LiveKit Agents framework
- Help define the text modality of the framework, enabling agents to interact with users across channels such as SMS
- Design abstractions for stateful and durable agentic workflows, allowing agents to maintain state and coordinate work across interactions that may span minutes, hours, or longer
- Shape agent-to-agent communication and delegation patterns, enabling voice agents to hand off tasks, collaborate, and compose into more sophisticated systems
- Build simple, powerful developer APIs over complex distributed and real-time systems
- Iterate quickly based on feedback from our developer community
- Write clear documentation, examples, and reference implementations
- Work primarily with Python and TypeScript
WHO YOU ARE
- Experienced building LLM-based applications and agentic systems
- Skilled at navigating complex systems and turning complexity into clean abstractions
- Comfortable reasoning about state, concurrency and asynchronous workflows
- Product-minded and excited about designing APIs and developer experiences
- Experience building developer tools, frameworks, or SDKs is a plus
- Interested in exploring emerging patterns in agent architecture rather than simply applying established ones
- Comfortable working collaboratively in a remote environment
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
- An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world
- Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers
- Competitive salary and equity package
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible vacation policy
LiveKit is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact recruiting@livekit.io.
Why work at LiveKit
- High-Impact Work: Build the core infrastructure powering the next generation of AI applications used by millions. Employees work on challenging problems in distributed systems, real-time media, and AI.
- Strong Engineering Culture: A technical team with a high density of senior engineers. The tech stack is modern and includes Go, Rust, Python, TypeScript, WebRTC, Kubernetes, and various AI/ML tools.
- Remote-First with Hubs: The company is remote-first but has a hybrid hub in San Francisco. Employees are distributed across 12 countries including the US, Canada, Germany, UK, and India.
- Top-Tier Investors & Advisors: Backed by the best investors and advised by leaders from Google, OpenAI, and other top AI companies, providing a strong network and strategic direction.
- Growth Trajectory: The company is in a high-growth phase (recent $100M Series C, rapid hiring), offering significant career growth opportunities.
- Culture: Described as having a 5.0/5.0 employer rating on LinkedIn, with high marks for work-life balance, compensation, and career development. The company values "crazy ones" who want to build the future.