Distyl AI

Applied AI Researcher, System Discovery

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$150k-$250kDetected 278 days ago

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About the role

ABOUT DISTYL AI Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world's most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI.
As a result, Distyl's technologies affect some of the world's largest operations - from hundreds of millions of consumer interactions to tens of millions of supply chain transactions and millions of patient journeys.
Our researchers come from many academic backgrounds but have strong research track records, operate in an AI-native way, and would be bored staying on the rails of a traditional research org.

Draw connections across disparate domains to uncover new system archetypes. Experiment with unconventional problem definitions and develop prototypes that reveal new categories of human-AI collaboration
Experience Building a Wide Breadth of Systems: You've built across many paradigms-retrieval pipelines, reasoning agents, evaluation harnesses, multimodal integrations, or workflow graph systems-and can abstract what makes each effective
Experience Building with Models, Not Just Building Models: We develop intelligent systems using models rather than training or fine-tuning them.
Strong Programming and Data Analysis Skills: While you might not consider yourself a software engineer you need to be able to build prototypes of your ideas and then perform the experiments to prove the effectiveness to a F500 Head of AI
We develop intelligent systems using models rather than training or fine-tuning them.

Ideal candidates have expertise in compound AI systems, agentic collaboration, and associated techniques (ensembling, ReAct, graph-of-thoughts, etc.)
Proven Track Record of Research Results: Whether you've published in top journals, posted amazing work on twitter, or somewhere else we want to see what you've done
Uses AI Every Day: Before you can revolutionize someone else's workflow, you need to revolutionize yours.

100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
Flexible time off
Complimentary in-office lunches and snacks provided
Access to state-of-the-art AI models, generous usage of modern AI tools, and real-world business problems
Ownership of high-impact projects across top enterprises
A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that values curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence
Distyl has offices in San Francisco and New York.

The base salary range for this role is $150K - $250K, depending on experience, location, and level. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for meaningful equity, along with a comprehensive benefits package

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for meaningful equity, along with a comprehensive benefits package
Retirement and financial planning benefits, including access to pre-tax HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts, 401(k), and financial coaching resources

a 100% production deployment success rate for our customers and one of the few enterprise AI companies to run a profitable business.
Biases Towards Showing vs Telling: Our customers want to see the power of AI today vs discuss the most elegant idea that will take 5 years to realize

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