Senior Software Engineer, Agents Hosting

LiveKit; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Agent Hosting team, focusing on innovative technologies in Agentic computing. Responsibilities include developing and deploying hosting solutions across global data centers, contributing significantly to both open source projects and company initiatives. Ideal candidates should have proven skills in containerization, security challenges, and distributed systems.

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity package

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible vacation policy

Opportunity to contribute to open source projects

Qualifications

• Skilled in containerization platforms.
• Experienced in designing and maintaining distributed systems.
• Capable of solving complex problems.

Responsibilities

• Develop the core platform for hosting agents.
• Build resilient systems to deploy agents globally.
• Create tooling for managing hosted agents.

Skills

Containerization platforms

Security challenges with untrusted code

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Fast learner

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Agents Hosting

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This range is provided by LiveKit. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$120,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr

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 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 both 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:

Are you passionate about shaping the future of AI and technology? We’re looking for a talented engineer to join the Agent Hosting 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. If you're eager to make a lasting impact, we want to hear from you!

What You'll Do

• Develop the core platform for hosting agents.
• Build resilient systems to deploy agents across global data centers.
• Create end-to-end tooling for seamless management of hosted agents.
• Work with Go, Firecracker, Docker, Temporal, and similar technologies.
  
  

Who You Are

• Skilled in containerization platforms
• Well versed in security challenges with executing untrusted code
• Experienced in designing and maintaining distributed systems
• Capable of digging into low-level details to solve complex problems
  
  

Our Commitments to You

We offer

• An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world
• Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers
• Competitive salary and equity package
• Work anywhere in the world
• Health, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible vacation policy
  
  

Compensation Range: $120K - $250K

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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