Staff Security Engineer

Own security across the stack — applications, services, infrastructure, and developer workflows

Proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risks in both infrastructure and application codebases

Lead secure code reviews, architecture discussions, and threat modeling sessions

Build tooling and automations that help prevent security issues before they reach production

Harden authentication and access control across internal and external surfaces

Partner closely with engineers across teams to design secure-by-default APIs, workflows, and deployments

Investigate vulnerabilities, respond to security incidents, and manage disclosure processes when needed

6+ years of experience as a software engineer with a strong interest in security engineering

You've led or heavily contributed to security engineering efforts across applications, infrastructure, or both

Experienced with threat modeling, secure coding practices, and vulnerability management

Worked with CI/CD systems, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.), and containerized environments

You've responded to real-world security incidents, led postmortems, or driven remediation efforts

Experience with security reviews of WebRTC, media pipelines, or real-time systems

Contributions to open-source security tooling or research

Hands-on experience with static and dynamic analysis tools, fuzzing, or sandboxing

You've built (or tried to build) something with LiveKit

An opportunity to build something truly impactful to the world

Contribute to open source alongside world-class engineers

Competitive salary and equity package

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Flexible vacation policy

LiveKit is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact recruiting@livekit.io.