Founding Linux Engineer

📍 Remote 💼 Full-time 💰 NT$1.2M – 2.2M / year + founding-level equity
Help us design the world’s first Linux distribution purpose-built for AI Agents.

We are building the world’s first Linux distribution purpose-built for AI Agents.

As our Founding Linux Engineer, you will design a new execution layer — combining kernel extensions, WASM runtimes, and semantic system primitives — to cut agent execution cost down to 10%.

This is not infrastructure maintenance. This is operating system design that will define how AI Workforces run globally.

About the Role

As a Founding Linux Engineer, you’ll be responsible for:

  • Designing and maintaining a Linux distribution optimized for AI-native workloads
  • Developing a kernel-level Agent Execution Extension Layer to make LLM + agent runtime efficient and secure
  • Integrating low-level systems (dbus, eBPF, gProc, process orchestration) for multi-agent scheduling
  • Embedding WASM runtimes (Wasmtime, Wasmer, or custom) into the OS for lightweight sandbox execution
  • Building core modules in Rust and C for reliability and performance
  • Working closely with the Founding Product Engineer to align OS architecture with SaaS automation and LLM pipelines
  • Collaborating with CEO/CTO on long-term OS vision for AI-native infrastructure

Requirements

  • Deep experience in Linux internals (kernel, OS architecture, distros, packaging, security)
  • Proficiency in Rust and C, with ability to build low-level system components
  • Familiarity with dbus, eBPF, gProc, or equivalent OS-level orchestration tools
  • Knowledge of Nix/NixOS or reproducible build systems
  • Hands-on experience with WASM runtimes and sandbox execution environments
  • Understanding of LLM workloads and performance tuning for AI-native systems
  • Proven ability to work independently in a remote-first, early-stage startup environment

Nice to Have

  • Experience with formal languages (e.g. HRG/DAG, HoTT, session types)
  • Contributions to open-source Linux, WASM, or systems projects
  • Background in distributed systems or agent orchestration platforms
  • Familiarity with semantic architectures and AI-native OS design principles

Benefits

  • Competitive salary: NT$1.2M – 2.2M / year + founding-level equity
  • Direct authorship in the first AI-native Linux distribution
  • Opportunity to co-draft future standards (ISO, W3C, EU AI Act technical frameworks)
  • Visa opportunities: Taiwan work visa / Gold Card, Europe startup visa (Portugal — covers core team members), Japan — potential work visa opportunities depending on future company setup
  • Publish, present, and gain global credit for semantic AI OS research and standards work
  • Direct impact: your code will run for real paying customers from Day 0

How to Apply

Please send your resume and a short note on why you want to build the Linux backbone for AI-native infrastructure with us.

If you’ve contributed to a Linux, WASM, or systems project, share it — we’d love to see your work.

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