Distyl AI
Applied AI Researcher, Multi-Agent Systems
$150K–$250K
San Francisco +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 18, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York
About the job
Design and research multi-agent AI systems that coordinate communication, reasoning, delegation, and decision-making across complex workflows.
What you'll do
- Design architectures for agents to structure communication, route information, and coordinate decisions.
- Study how agents exchange information, critique and refine reasoning, and coordinate execution.
- Build prototypes and conduct experiments to demonstrate the effectiveness of agent coordination systems.
What they ask for
- Built or studied systems where multiple agents collaborate through structured communication, delegation, critique, or iterative coordination.
- Experience with agent orchestration, communication protocols, evaluator agents, or interacting-agent systems.
- Research experience in related fields such as multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), graph neural networks (GNNs), knowledge graphs, or mixed-initiative planning.
- Strong programming and data analysis skills; proven research results.
Pay
$150K – $250K USD base salary
Tools
ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL), graph neural networks (GNNs), knowledge graphs
AI focus
Research and develop multi-agent systems, including agent communication, collaboration, critique, delegation, and coordinated execution.
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