Solutions Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with an account executive as the technical lead on key deals, guiding them from discovery and architectural design to demonstrations, proofs-of-concept, and technical decisions.

• Provide guidance to customers regarding cloud architecture and deployment options across self-hosted solutions and LiveKit Cloud on platforms such as AWS, GCP, and Azure.

• Develop live demonstrations and reference applications, including voice agents, video pipelines, and telephony integrations.

• Define and execute proofs-of-concept based on clear, shared success metrics, assisting customers in transitioning to production.

• Support customers in designing for scalability and reliability by analyzing connectivity, infrastructure, and end-to-end latency.

• Produce technical content, such as blog posts, guides, webinars, and presentations at conferences.

• Serve as the technical enabler for the regional pod.

• Share insights from the field with Product and Engineering teams to influence the roadmap.

• Work in close collaboration with Sales, Engineering, and Product teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years in solutions architecture, sales engineering, or a customer-facing engineering position, or equivalent hands-on engineering experience with a strong customer focus.

• Practical experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, GCP, or Azure.

• Proficiency in architecting, deploying, and troubleshooting real-world applications.

• Understanding of containers, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, and networking fundamentals such as load balancing, DNS, and firewalls/NAT.

• Ability to evaluate connectivity, infrastructure, and end-to-end latency.

• Strong programming skills in Python, TypeScript/Node, or Go.

• Excellent communication abilities for demonstrations, presentations, and technical writing.

• Familiarity with WebRTC, RTP/SRTP, or WebSockets is preferred.

• Knowledge of STT/TTS providers, LLM integration, speech-to-speech models, turn detection, and telephony/SIP is preferred.

• Experience with public speaking at meetups or conferences, technical writing, or contributions to open-source projects is preferred.

• Must be legally authorized to work in Germany or the country of residence.

• No specific educational qualifications required.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity package.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Opportunity to contribute to open source alongside top-tier engineers.

• Chance to create something truly impactful for the world.