Frontend Product Engineer, AI Applications
Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with ambitious institutions to enhance operations through AI. They are seeking Frontend Product Engineers to design and develop interfaces for AI applications, collaborating closely with various teams to create effective product experiences.
Responsibilities
- Design and ship interfaces where operators interact with AI systems to perform real operational work. These applications may include: knowledge capture tools, evaluation and feedback workflows, AI configuration and control interfaces, workflow orchestration tools, and custom applications for enterprise use cases
- Collaborate closely with AI Strategists and customer domain experts to understand real workflows
- Translate those workflows into working product experiences that allow operators to interact with and guide AI systems
- Move quickly from idea → prototype → production
- Use real user interactions and system behavior to refine both the product experience and the AI systems it supports
- Integrate applications with LLMs, evaluation pipelines, and internal AI infrastructure
- Understand how interface design affects: system behavior, feedback quality, user trust, system improvement loops
Skills
- 0–3 years of software engineering experience
- Comfortable building modern web applications using tools such as TypeScript, React, modern component libraries, API-driven architectures
- Sharp eye for detail and a natural sense for what makes a product sing
- Care about how a workflow feels effortless, how an interface guides people naturally, how the right design choice can elevate an entire experience
- No design background required — just a real passion for products done well and the confidence to push for that standard
- Actively use AI tools in your daily workflow for writing and debugging code, generating prototypes, exploring designs, and accelerating iteration
- Excited about experimenting with new ways of building software with AI
- Comfortable starting with an unclear problem and working with users to figure out what should be built
- Enjoy working with real users and understanding operational problems
Benefits
- Meaningful equity
- 100% covered medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents
- 401(k) with additional perks (e.g., commuter benefits, in‑office lunch)
- Access to state‑of‑the‑art models, generous usage of modern AI tools, and real‑world business problems
- Ownership of high‑impact projects across top enterprises
- A mission‑driven, fast‑moving culture that prizes curiosity, pragmatism, and excellence
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