Senior Product Engineer, Robotics

LiveKit

Product Engineer building web and CLI surfaces for LiveKit, an infrastructure platform for physical AI. Developing robotics dashboards, tooling, observability, and developer experiences.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $300,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and shipping user-facing software with a strong focus on TypeScript and Go, while effectively engaging with developers to enhance product usability. Proven ability to iterate quickly from prototype to production, ensuring impactful product development in the realms of AI and robotics.

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TypeScript Coding SkillsGo Programming LanguageUser-Facing Software DevelopmentKubernetes-Based DeploymentsDeveloper Platform Experience

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Hard Skills

TypeScriptGoWeb FrameworksDashboards DevelopmentObservabilityDebuggingProduction Code WritingDistributed SystemsAnalyticsTelemetry

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationProduct SenseProblem FramingUser Experience FocusFeedback Seeking

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesSDKsCLIsAPIsRobotics Applications

Industry Keywords

Physical AIRoboticsRealtime SystemsAudio/Video ToolingOpen Source Contributions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoKubernetesOpen SourceTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and ship core product surfaces end to end, primarily on the web and in the CLI
Design and implement features that make LiveKit intuitive and powerful for developers
Engage directly with developers and customers to understand use cases and identify rough edges
Move quickly from prototype to production, iterating based on real usage
Contribute to technical and product decisions shaping future development
Write production code in TypeScript and Go across the stack
Build dashboards, tooling, observability, and debugging surfaces for LiveKit's platform
Continuously measure, seek feedback, and iterate to maximize product impact

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of engineering experience, including meaningful time shipping product end to end
Strong TypeScript coding skills and fluency with modern web frameworks
Comfort with Go is a plus
Track record of building user-facing software adopted by developers or technical users
Experience working on dashboards and interfaces for robotics applications
Strong product sense, including user experience, trade-offs, and value
Comfort framing ambiguous problems and shipping solutions
Excellent written and verbal communication
Genuine excitement about physical AI, robotics, and enabling developers
Experience with developer platforms, SDKs, CLIs, or APIs is nice to have
Experience operating production distributed systems, including Kubernetes-based deployments, analytics/telemetry, and observability, is nice to have
Hands-on hardware or robotics experience is nice to have
Open source contributions are nice to have
Background in realtime, audio/video, or AI tooling is nice to have
Based in or willing to spend time in the San Francisco Bay Area is nice to have
Legally authorized to work in the US or country of residence
Must indicate whether future sponsorship support would be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and equity package
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Flexible vacation policy
Opportunity to build something impactful to the world
Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers