Jobs · Engineering · California

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

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