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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Agentic AI Infrastructure Lead: Linux and System Platform Senior Leadership - **Company:** Phison Technology Inc. - **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $200,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Linux, Device Drivers, Distributed Data Store, Firmware, Hardware Design, Linux Kernel, Linux Security Modules, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Ceph (Software), Large Language Models, Backend, Selinux, Kubernetes, TensorRT, Virtual Agents, U-Boot, Nvme - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=04500427ea78030b ## About the Role 7+ years development, with experience leading teams, * 7+ years of Linux-focused software development, and experience leading or growing a technical team, whether through a formal management title or by driving cross-functional delivery, mentoring, or project leadership. * Proven commercial track record - at least two products shipped from development through to market. * Hands-on expertise in LLM deployment at scale and inference optimization (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, llama.cpp, or equivalent). * Practical experience with KV cache offload to storage, quantization (GPTQ/AWQ/GGUF), and LLM fine-tuning (LoRA/QLoRA). * Strong Linux full stack skills: systems-level C/C++/Go/Rust, backend services, container orchestration, and CI/CD., * Linux kernel development, device drivers, or NVMe storage internals. * Linux security hardening (SELinux, AppArmor, secure boot) or networking stack internals. * Distributed storage platforms (Ceph, GlusterFS, or equivalent). ## Description Every controller and drive we ship is designed entirely in-house. Our products power data centers, enterprise infrastructure, consumer devices, and embedded systems around the world and in space. We are now building an intelligent storage appliance that deploys custom AI models directly at the storage layer. This role leads that effort, with the rare added benefit of direct input into Phison SSD hardware design to optimize our products for AI inference workloads. As a Lead, you will grow the team as the platform evolves and our customer base expands., * Lead the architecture and delivery of a Linux-based AI storage appliance - from kernel interfaces to management APIs. * Collaborate with partners on LLM deployment at scale: inference serving, optimization pipelines, and production operations with real SLA requirements. * Implement LLM execution optimizations based on Phison aiDAPTIV technology including KV cache offload to NVMe, quantization, batching, and fine-tuning workflows. * Work with Phison's in-house hardware and firmware teams to shape Computational SSD and controller design for AI inference workloads. * Lead and grow a cross-functional team of Linux and full stack engineers - hiring, mentoring, and delivery ownership., * As a leader at Phison, you will be supported by executive partnership and cross-functional collaboration. 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