AI Engineer

The role

AI Engineers build and operate production AI systems that deliver business value inside customer environments. They design, implement, deploy, and iterate on end-to-end AI systems in partnership with customers and subject matter experts.

What you will do

• Build and operate AI systems deployed in customer environments
• Design and implement compound AI workflows
• Develop clean, maintainable Python services and application logic
• Operate on live systems by measuring behavior and debugging issues
• Build evaluation frameworks, test cases, and observability patterns
• Work directly with customer stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Use AI-native engineering tools to accelerate implementation
• Collaborate with other AI Engineers, AI Strategists, and other Distillers
• Take accountability for the production outcomes of components and systems

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Ownership mentality for AI systems
• Experience building AI systems
• Strong engineering fundamentals
• AI-native working style
• Comfort in customer environments
• Pragmatic delivery mindset
• Willingness to travel

Benefits

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible time off
• Retirement and financial planning benefits
• Access to pre-tax HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts
• 401(k)
• Financial coaching resources
• Physical fitness, mental well-being, and fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot
• Complimentary in-office lunches and snacks
• Access to state-of-the-art AI models
• Generous usage of modern AI tools
• Ownership of high-impact projects

About the company

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’s most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. They research and deploy technologies that power AI-native operations for partners and themselves.