Research Engineers, Data
Distyl · San Francisco, CA · 2 wk ago
HybridEngineering$150k–$250k/yrFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build data systems that power reliable AI workflows across enterprise environments
- Create pipelines for collecting, cleaning, transforming, labeling, and evaluating domain-specific data used by AI systems
- Create data quality frameworks that identify coverage gaps, ambiguity, drift, duplication, leakage, and other failure modes
- Build tools and workflows that help teams turn raw customer data into usable context for retrieval, evaluation, reasoning, and execution
- Partner with AI Researchers and AI Engineers to understand how data quality affects system behavior and production outcomes
- Develop synthetic data, annotation, and feedback-loop strategies to improve system performance in areas where real-world data is sparse or noisy
- Analyze customer workflows and datasets to determine what information AI systems need, where that information should come from, and how it should be represented
- Communicate clearly with internal teams and customer stakeholders about data assumptions, limitations, risks, and tradeoffs
What You Are
- Experience Building Data Systems for AI
- Strong Data Engineering Fundamentals
- Research-Oriented Builder
- AI-Native Working Style
- Bias Towards Measurement
- Customer Environment Readiness
- Ownership Mentality
What We Offer
- 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
- 100% covered medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
- 401(k) with additional perks (e.g., commuter benefits, in-office lunch)
- Access to state-of-the-art 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 prizes curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence