# AI Engineer, Lead at Distyl

- Company: Distyl
- What the company does: Architecting the AI-Native Enterprise. Distyl partners with the most ambitious enterprises to design and operationalize their AI transformations. Backed by Khosla, Lightspeed and Peak XV.
- Company website: https://distyl.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-06-18
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/distyl/553bd8ed-25f2-4bcf-817a-f17ddc816896
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/distyl-ai-engineer-lead/

## About the role

Lead and mentor a team of AI Engineers—owning technical direction, code quality, execution standards, and individual growth Design and implement AI systems that combine models, agents, retrieval, evaluation, and execution into coherent, production-ready systems aligned with real business outcomes

## What they're looking for

- This role is for engineers who want ownership over production outcomes: shaping system architecture, leading technical execution, working directly with customers, and improving AI systems under real-world constraints
- 8+ years of engineering experience , including experience as a tech lead or engineering lead on customer-facing or production AI projects
- Ownership mentality for AI systems. You take responsibility for whether an AI system delivers its intended value in production. You are comfortable making independent technical decisions across system design, evaluation, integration, and iteration
- Willingness to travel: Travel is typically 10–30%, depending on the project, customer needs, and your role on the engagement

Tags: Engineering