livekit20mo ago

Software Engineer, Agents

North America, APJ, EMEARemotefull-timesenior

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Overview

At LiveKit, we build open-source APIs to power the future of computing. We are a company of engineers building software stacks for other engineers. You'll thrive at LiveKit if you: obsess over crafting APIs and abstractions that are simple, durable, and practical care deeply about developer…

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement core components of the Agents Python framework Define APIs and abstractions that developers rely on Own features from design through implementation Identify simple and elegant solutions to complex design problems Propose and…

Requirements Summary

Strong experience building production systems in Python Excellent API design instincts and strong engineering taste Able to independently drive projects from idea to completion Solid experience building SDKs, frameworks, or developer tools…

Technical Tools

javascriptpythonrusttypescriptapi-design

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 the Role

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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.

Responsibilities

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Design and develop core functionality for the LiveKit Agents framework
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Help define the text modality of the framework, enabling agents to interact with users across channels such as SMS
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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
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Shape agent-to-agent communication and delegation patterns, enabling voice agents to hand off tasks, collaborate, and compose into more sophisticated systems
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Build simple, powerful developer APIs over complex distributed and real-time systems
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Iterate quickly based on feedback from our developer community
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Write clear documentation, examples, and reference implementations
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Work primarily with Python and TypeScript

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

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.