Senior Software Engineer, Media Backend
remotesenior$200K – $300K
via Ashby
About this role
LiveKit is building the infrastructure layer for the voice-driven era of computing. Our platform gives developers everything they need to build, test, deploy, scale, and observe agents in production. Founded in 2021, LiveKit powers voice AI applications for OpenAI, xAI, Salesforce, Coursera, Spotify, and thousands of others, collectively facilitating billions of calls each year.
YOU'LL THRIVE AT LIVEKIT IF YOU:
- Care deeply about producing clean, reliable, and practical systems
- Consistently step up to own challenging technical problems
- Are known for figuring things out, even in unfamiliar domains
- Value clear communication and simple, understandable designs
- Like building systems that ship, run in production, and improve over time…
What we'd score you on
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Skills match
For this role: go, webrtc, openai, github, teams…
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Level fit
This role is senior-level. We check your trajectory against it.
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Domain experience
Your work in the role's domain matters more than your years total. We weight recent and direct experience.
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Recency
A skill you used last quarter weighs more than one from five years ago. We grade on recency, not lifetime.
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Location fit
This role is remote-eligible — we factor in your stated location and time-zone overlap.
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Skills in this role
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