Developer Support Engineer

LiveKit

38d

About The Position

We’re hiring a Developer Support Engineer to be the first line of technical support for the thousands of developers building with LiveKit. You’ll respond to inbound requests, triage and diagnose issues, and ensure developers receive fast, accurate, and empathetic help, whether through direct responses or by routing problems to the right internal teams. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, highly technical environment, has a deep curiosity about how things work, and takes pride in creating clarity out of chaos. You’ll collaborate closely with our Developer Success, Engineering, and Sales teams to make sure every developer gets the help they need and that their feedback informs how we build.

Requirements

2–4 years of experience in developer support, technical support, or a customer-facing engineering role
Strong problem-solving skills with a methodical approach to debugging
Familiarity with APIs, SDKs, and networking basics (HTTP, WebRTC, WebSocket, SIP)
Clear written and verbal communicator who can explain technical details concisely
Comfortable using tools like Postman, curl, Wireshark, and browser dev tools
Curious and empathetic, always keeping the developer’s perspective in mind

Nice To Haves

Experience with real-time infrastructure frameworks and protocols such as WebRTC, SIP, or cloud communications APIs
Familiarity with AI and agent platforms, including voice AI systems or frameworks that combine speech, reasoning, and real-time interaction
Familiarity with AI and agent platforms, including voice AI systems or frameworks that combine speech, reasoning, and real-time interaction
Experience using ticketing or issue-tracking tools like Linear, Jira, or Zendesk
Basic scripting or automation experience for improving internal workflows or triage efficiency

Responsibilities

Serve as the first point of contact for developer inquiries across support channels (tickets, community, Slack, email)
Triage and prioritize inbound issues, ensuring clear ownership and timely responses
Reproduce and validate issues where possible, collecting logs, SDK versions, and environment details
Provide initial troubleshooting or workarounds to unblock customers quickly
Escalate more complex issues to internal teams with crisp summaries and context
Document learnings and contribute to internal and external knowledge bases
Identify trends or recurring issues and collaborate with the team to improve documentation, tooling, and product experience