LiveKit is revolutionizing the AI landscape by providing the essential network infrastructure that powers multimodal AI interfaces, enabling seamless audio and visual interactions. Founded in 2021, LiveKit has rapidly grown to support over 3 Billion calls annually, 100,000+ developers globally, and industry giants like OpenAI, Character AI, Spotify, and Meta.
You'll thrive at LiveKit if you:obsess with crafting code that is fast, reliable and practical for the problem
are known as the go-to person for tackling tough technical problems
work hard and can build and ship fast
can clearly explain complex technical concepts to others
are a fast learner, frequently picking up new languages and tools
The best way to impress us is with thoughtful Issues and/or PRs on our Github repos 😊
About This Role:We are looking for an exceptional engineer to join the Gateway team. We are building services that provide AI inference at the lowest latency possible with 100% uptime.
What You’ll Do:Build core services that would power inference at LiveKit
Design fault-tolerant distributed systems that tolerate failure at every level
Actively monitor, maintain, and strengthen the long-term health of critical systems
Technologies you will work with include: Golang, psrpc, gRPC, raft, and other internal distributed systems infrastructure
You have built complex backend services
You are experienced in designing and maintaining distributed systems
You are capable of digging into low-level details to solve complex problems
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
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