Senior Software Engineer, Media

LiveKit (Headquarters: Remote)

VoiceAI webRTC Real-time communications Golang psrpc GStreamer RTP SIP WHIP HLS/DASH H.264 HEVC VP9 AV1 Opus media processing video encoding distributed systems open-source Agentic computing AI AI Engineer Back End Engineer

Company: LiveKit builds open-source APIs to power the future of computing. We are a company of engineers building software stacks for other engineers. Passion for building something truly impactful. Remote company, first principles, global presence!

Role: We’re looking for a talented engineer to join the Agents team. This is your chance to work on groundbreaking innovations in Agentic computing, contributing to the development of the software stack that will drive the next wave of technological advancement.

Responsibilities:
- Architect and build services like LiveKit Ingress, Egress, and SIP that bridge the LiveKit core infrastructure to the wider media and telecommunications ecosystems.
- Ideate new ways to incorporate low latency real time media into existing media workflows.
- Architect systems that anticipate failure and are resilient.
- Actively monitor, maintain, optimize and strengthen the long-term health of critical systems.

Technical Skills:
- Technologies you will work with include: Golang, psrpc, GStreamer, RTP, SIP, WHIP, HLS/DASH, media codecs such as H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1, Opus.
- Well versed in media processing and video encoding technologies and their trade offs.
- Familiar with challenges of distributed consensus and synchronization and the specificities of distributed media processing systems.

Ideal Candidate:
- Passionate about learning new media technologies and using them in novel ways.
- Strives to understand how systems work down to the bits.
- Can hold a lot of complexity in their head.
- Obsesses with crafting code that is fast, reliable and practical for the problem.
- Known as the go-to person for tackling tough technical problems.
- Works hard and can both build and ship fast.
- Can clearly explain complex technical concepts to others.
- Is a fast learner, frequently picking up new languages and tools.