Applied AI Researcher, AI Systems
Distyl · New York, NY · 1 wk ago
HybridEngineering$150k–$250k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Design and integrate compound, end-to-end architectures that orchestrate perception, reasoning, planning, and execution.
- Investigate the governing principles behind complex system interactions, focusing on coordination, information flow, and emergent behavior across multiple agents and models.
- Identify the underlying mechanics of robustness, composability, and alignment in intelligent systems.
Who You Are
- Experience building with models, not just building models.
- Expertise in compound AI systems, agentic collaboration, and related techniques such as ensembling, ReAct, graph-of-thoughts, etc.
- Proven track record of research results, whether published in top journals, posted on Twitter, or elsewhere.
- Uses AI every day, leveraging tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, and Perplexity to accelerate workflow.
- Strong programming and data analysis skills, capable of building prototypes and performing experiments to prove the effectiveness of ideas to a F500 Head of AI.
- Biases towards showing vs telling, focusing on demonstrating the power of AI today rather than discussing long-term ideas.
What We Offer
- Base salary range: $150K – $250K, depending on experience, location, and level.
- Meaningful equity and a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
- Flexible time off, retirement and financial planning benefits, and comprehensive wellness benefits.
- 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 in a mission-driven, fast-moving culture that values curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence.
- Hybrid collaboration model with 3+ days per week (Tuesday–Thursday) in-office.