Applied AI Researcher, System Self-Construction 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 System Self-Construction team builds systems that can build other systems. Researchers design architectures capable of autonomously generating, assembling, and refining sub-systems. This involves developing meta-learning loops, automated pipeline generation, and self-architecting frameworks that reduce the human bottleneck in complex system creation. - Researchers in Self-Construction study recursive design…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Distyl’s careers page.
Hiring at Distyl
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

