Location: Singapore / Remote
Project: BoxLite

About BoxLite

BoxLite is an open-source runtime for AI agents.

“SQLite for compute” — a lightweight, embeddable sandbox for safe code execution.

• Micro-VM sandbox with strong isolation

• Full Linux environments for agents

• OCI / container compatibility

• No daemon, minimal infra overhead

  
  

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/boxlite-ai/boxlite

What You’ll Do

1. Runtime & Sandbox (Core)

• Build and improve sandboxed execution

• Work on isolation, performance, resource management

• Explore multi-agent execution, snapshotting, persistence

2. Systems & Infra

• Work on runtime internals

• Containers / OCI / virtualization concepts

• Improve stability and efficiency

3. Developer Experience

• Improve CLI / SDK

• Design simple APIs

• Build examples and integrations

4. Open Source

• Contribute to: https://github.com/boxlite-ai/boxlite

• Engage with developers

• Grow ecosystem

  
  

Requirements

• CS background

• Strong coding (Rust / Go / Python / C++)

• Comfortable with backend / systems

  
  

Nice to Have

• Docker / OCI

• OS / virtualization knowledge

• Open-source projects

• Built infra / agent systems

• Security / sandbox interest

  
  

What We Care About

• What you’ve built

• Systems understanding

• Learning speed

(GPA and resumes matter less)

Why Join

• Work on core AI infra

• Deep systems exposure

• Open-source impact

• High ownership

• Full-time conversion

  
  

How to Apply

Dorian
dorian@boxlite.ai

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Bonus (Optional)

Design a safe execution environment for AI agents.