iXsystems

Software Engineer III (AI)

Campbell, California, United States · Mid

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$160kDetected 21 days ago

PythonGoMachine LearningRAGResearchCommunicationCollaborationProblem Solving

About the role

This role typically suits engineers with a few years of varied software engineering experience, often around 3-5 years, and sits at the intersection of ZFS internals and applied ML infrastructure.
This is a remote position in the United States
The base pay range of this position is $140,000 to $160,000 USD annually.

As a Software Engineer III (AI), you'll build the AI infrastructure that runs natively on TrueNAS, turning a storage platform into an active participant in modern AI workflows, rather than a passive backend.
Design and implement the systems that generate embeddings for data living on TrueNAS - including per-file sidecar generation driven by filesystem events and snapshot-time index compilation.
Build out the inference path using cuVS/CAGRA and similar libraries, targeting NVIDIA L4/A2-class GPUs in appliance form factors.
Develop anomaly detection, predictive maintenance, and log analysis systems that consume the telemetry TrueNAS already produces.

Hands-on experience with vector search, embedding models, or RAG pipelines in production.
Familiarity with GPU programming or GPU-accelerated libraries (CUDA, cuVS, DALI, TensorRT, or equivalents).
Comfort working close to the storage and filesystem layer.
Experience with Agentic Engineering.

Background in time-series anomaly detection or ML-driven observability.
Contributions to open-source storage, ML infrastructure, or MCP-related projects.
Experience with model quantization (4-bit, BitNet) and on-device inference constraints.
An undergraduate or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline is expected, with comparable work experience as an alternative.
ZFS experience is a strong plus
if not ZFS, then equivalent depth in another filesystem.

The base pay range of this position is $140,000 to $160,000 USD annually.
In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to participate in the Company's bonus program with a target bonus opportunity of 10% of base salary biannually, subject to the achievement of individual and Company performance objectives and the terms of the applicable Company bonus plan.
Please note that the provided range reflects the pay spectrum for positions within the same job category as the one to which this position belongs.
The final offer will consider various factors, such as location, education, and prior experience, to ensure a comprehensive and fair compensation assessment.
Expected Posting Timelines
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, a maximum of 90 days.

TrueNAS offers a comprehensive package of benefits including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, paid time-off, 401(k), health and flexible spending accounts, stock purchase plan and more.

to become the most trusted name in data storage.
Originally founded in Silicon Valley in 2002 under the name iXsystems, TrueNAS is a profitable, independent company with a culture rooted in trust, curiosity, technical excellence, and continuous improvement.
Whether you work remotely or on-site, you'll be part of a team that values collaboration and meaningful impact - where people come before profit, and bold ideas drive the future of data infrastructure.
If you're ready to help shape the future of enterprise storage, we'd love to connect.
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