Applied AI Researcher, AI Systems

The role

Researchers design compound, end-to-end architectures that orchestrate perception, reasoning, planning, and execution. They investigate system interactions, coordination, and emergent behavior across multiple agents and models.

What you will do

• Design compound, end-to-end architectures that orchestrate perception, reasoning, planning, and execution
• Integrate diverse components like LLMs, retrievers, evaluators, memory systems, and execution agents into robust, scalable systems
• Investigate governing principles behind complex system interactions
• Study coordination, information flow, and emergent behavior across multiple agents and models
• Identify underlying mechanics of robustness, composability, and alignment

Required qualifications

• Experience building with models, such as expertise in compound AI systems, agentic collaboration, and associated techniques
• Proven track record of research results
• Uses tools like ChatGPT, Cursor, and Perplexity to accelerate workflow
• Strong programming and data analysis skills to build prototypes and perform experiments

Nice to have

• Published in top journals
• Posted work on twitter

Benefits

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible time off
• Retirement and financial planning benefits including access to pre-tax HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts, 401(k), and financial coaching resources
• Comprehensive wellness benefits including 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 across top enterprises

About the company

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. The company researches and deploys technologies that power AI-native operations.