Senior research scientist – algorithms & distributed systems

Senior Research Scientist – Algorithms & Distributed Systems
Team: YAL – Advanced R&D Division
Location: Hyderabad
Type: Full-time · Hands-on Applied Research
Compensation: Competitive (Aligned with top-tier engineering talent)
About YAL
YAL is building a secure, AI-native communication and discovery platform designed for hundreds of millions of users.
Our systems combine large-scale real-time messaging infrastructure with graph-based, relevance-driven discovery and ranking systems — optimized for ultra-low latency, storage efficiency, privacy, and adversarial robustness.
This is foundational systems work.
We are not iterating on existing patterns — we are designing next-generation infrastructure.
The Role
We are looking for an exceptional algorithmic thinker with deep distributed systems knowledge who can operate at competitive-programming level and translate theory into production-grade systems.
This is a hands-on applied research role. You will de...