
Python Developer
Lucida AI
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Istanbul • Turkey
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About the role
- Develop and maintain **Python-based backend services** for real-time voice products
- Work directly with **LiveKit** for audio/video streaming and real-time communication
- Build and optimize **speech-to-speech pipelines** (streaming audio, events, state handling)
- Integrate AI components (ASR, TTS, LLMs) into real-time systems
- Design and improve **low-latency, scalable architectures**
- Debug performance issues related to streaming, concurrency, and networking
- Collaborate closely with founders on core technical decisions
- Take ownership of features from development to production
Requirements
- Strong experience with **Python**
- Experience working with **real-time systems**, streaming, or WebRTC-based technologies
- Hands-on experience with **LiveKit** (or similar real-time communication frameworks)
- Solid understanding of **async programming**, concurrency, and event-driven architectures
- Experience with APIs, background workers, and production deployments
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment
- Good communication skills and strong ownership mentality
- Proficiency in **English**
- **Nice to Have**
- Experience with **audio processing**, ASR, TTS, or voice AI systems
- Familiarity with WebRTC internals
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes)
- Prior experience building scalable real-time products
Benefits
- Work on **core voice & AI infrastructure**, not side features
- High ownership and direct impact
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible work culture (outcome-focused)
- Top-tier equipment and tools
- Steep learning curve in real-time AI systems
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Pythonreal-time systemsasync programmingconcurrencyevent-driven architecturesAPIsaudio processingASRTTSvoice AI systems
Soft Skills
communication skillsownership mentality