Quick Summary
Implement core voice capabilities using FreeSWITCH, Kamailio, and RTPEngine. Build and optimize SIP call routing logic, RTP media relays, failover mechanisms, and NAT traversal.
8+ years of experience building and operating VoIP systems or CPaaS platforms. Solid expertise with SIP signaling, RTP, and media relay techniques. Strong hands-on with FreeSWITCH, Kamailio/OpenSIPs,
We are seeking a Lead VoIP Engineer to design and build high-performance modules within our Voice platform. You’ll work on the core telephony stack involving signaling, media processing, NAT traversal, and RTP relaying. This is a hands-on execution role ideal for engineers who love building, debugging, and optimizing real-time communication systems.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Implement core voice capabilities using FreeSWITCH, Kamailio, and RTPEngine.
- →Build and optimize SIP call routing logic, RTP media relays, failover mechanisms, and NAT traversal.
- →Develop and manage configurations for scalability, codec negotiation, SIP trunk registration.
- →Implement and test features like call recording, IVR, voicemail, DTMF detection.
- →Monitor live traffic and participate in 24x7 on-call rotation for critical escalations.
- →Collaborate with QA on stress/load testing and with Backend teams on provisioning APIs.
- →Document design decisions, configurations, and troubleshooting runbooks.
- →Troubleshoot and debug production issues, providing timely resolutions.
- →Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement.
- →Collaborate with DevOps teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of backend services in the AWS cloud environment.
Requirements
~1 min read- 8+ years of experience building and operating VoIP systems or CPaaS platforms.
- Solid expertise with SIP signaling, RTP, and media relay techniques.
- Strong hands-on with FreeSWITCH, Kamailio/OpenSIPs, RTPEngine.
- Hands-on experience with Session Border Controller (SBC), Media Servers and WebRTC.
- Experience in managing telephony infrastructure for uptime, latency, and call quality optimization.
- Strong systems programming and debugging skills in C/C++.
- Good scripting/debugging skills (Bash, Python, or Lua for FreeSWITCH modules).
- Proficiency with diagnostic tools (Homer , VOIPMonitoring, Wireshark, tcpdump etc).
- Experience working with geographically distributed infrastructure or HA deployments.
If you are a talented and motivated Lead VoIP Engineer seeking a challenging opportunity to contribute to the success of our organization, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and portfolio showcasing your relevant work.
Listing Details
- Posted
- February 24, 2026
- First seen
- March 26, 2026
- Last seen
- April 14, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 18
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 23%
- Scored at
- April 14, 2026
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