Applied AI Researcher, Post-Training is open at Distyl in San Francisco (hybrid). The posting gives a salary of $150K - $250K. Posted on Oct 16, 2025, and still on Distyl’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 15, 2026.
About the role
The Post-Training team focuses on adapting foundation models to real-world performance and alignment requirements. Researchers develop and evaluate techniques such as supervised fine-tuning, preference optimization (DPO, RLHF, RLAIF), and continual adaptation to align models with Distyl’s enterprise systems. The goal is to bridge raw model capability with trustworthy, contextually aligned system behavior -…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Distyl’s careers page.
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Distyl has 25 open roles right now. Most are in Engineering, Data & Research and People & Recruiting. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $200K. See all its roles

