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LiveKit $135K - $300K/year Posted 1 day ago 100% remote US only US (remote) About The Role 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 Skills Backend AI LLM Agents Infrastructure APIs Law How to apply Apply directly on the employer's apply-click#track" data-apply-click-url-value="/jobs/376-software-engineer-agents/apply_clicks" data-apply-click-placement-value="prose" data-apply-click-target-value="url" data-apply-click-token-value="eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJqIjozNzYsIm4iOiJHNXZSM1pLWHZHWjRpRGNFIiwidCI6MTc4NzE5NzUxNzYwMX0sImV4cCI6IjIwMjYtMDgtMjBUMTU6NDU6MTcuNjAwWiIsInB1ciI6ImFwcGx5X2NsaWNrIn19--2e72db76f96a9599f77a5bec2bff2106b5c4913f" href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/livekit/1757f49e-7e19-4c45-85f7-e4637dff66fb/application">application page. Your application goes straight to them. Republished listing This opportunity was discovered on LiveKit's public careers page and is republished here for discovery purposes. Applications are handled by the employer. LiveKit team? Claim this listing or ask us to remove it. Apply Apply for this role You'll be taken to the employer's own application page. Apply for this position apply-click#track" data-apply-click-url-value="/jobs/376-software-engineer-agents/apply_clicks" data-apply-click-placement-value="card" data-apply-click-target-value="url" data-apply-click-token-value="eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJqIjozNzYsIm4iOiJHNXZSM1pLWHZHWjRpRGNFIiwidCI6MTc4NzE5NzUxNzYwMX0sImV4cCI6IjIwMjYtMDgtMjBUMTU6NDU6MTcuNjAwWiIsInB1ciI6ImFwcGx5X2NsaWNrIn19--2e72db76f96a9599f77a5bec2bff2106b5c4913f" href="https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/livekit/1757f49e-7e19-4c45-85f7-e4637dff66fb/application">Apply now Get new roles as they land Hand-picked remote roles, every one with a published salary. Three or four issues a month, not a daily drip. Used for the digest only: see the privacy policy. Email address Website Prefer your timeline? Follow @forcepullhq on X Job Overview Salary $135K - $300K/year Location Remote US only US (remote) Type Full time Level Mid Posted Aug 18, 2026 LiveKit View company & all roles Curated by Forcepull This role was curated by the Forcepull team. We hand-picked it because we think it's a great opportunity from a company we respect.
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