Applied AI Researcher, System Discovery

Key Responsibilities

• Identify entirely new classes of AI systems.
• Explore a wide range of architectures, modalities, and compositions to uncover how AI can most effectively reshape work.
• 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.

Who You Are

• Experience building a wide breadth of systems.
• Experience building with models, not just building models.
• Proven track record of research results.
• Uses AI every day.
• Strong programming and data analysis skills.
• Biased towards showing vs telling.

What We Offer

• Base salary range: $150K – $250K, depending on experience, location, and level.
• Meaningful equity and a comprehensive benefits package.
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents.
• Flexible time off and retirement and financial planning benefits.
• Comprehensive wellness benefits, including physical fitness, mental well-being, and fertility and family-building 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.
• A mission-driven, fast-moving culture that values curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence.

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. Our customers include the largest companies in telecom, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, consumer goods, and global social organizations. We research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations — both for our partners and for Distyl itself. Our work spans research into self-constructing systems, the development of the most reliable execution of AI systems, and products that transform mission-critical workflows. 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. Distyl is backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Coatue, DST Global, and the board-members of 20+ F500s. The results reflect this approach: a 100% production deployment success rate for our customers and one of the few enterprise AI companies to run a profitable business.