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Solutions & Forward Deployed Engineer Salary at AI Startups

Base pay from 670 open roles at 130 AI companies that list a salary range. Annual USD.

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25th percentile

$168K

Median

$212K

75th percentile

$233K

Percentiles use the midpoint of each posted range. Lowest posted $64K, highest $540K.

Pay by role

RoleCompanySalary range
Senior Director, Solutions Architecture — AmericasUnited StatesCohere$270K–$540K
Head of Solutions Architecture, StartupsHybrid - San Francisco, New York City, AustinVercel$382K–$485K
Forward Deployed Security EngineerWashington, DCOpenAI$266K–$445K
Senior Director, Global SME Solutions ArchitectureRemote, United StatesGitLab$244K–$410K
Manager, Forward Deployed EngineeringNew York City, NYAnthropic$320K–$405K
Director of Solutions Engineering, Enterprise EastNew York CityDecagon$320K–$400K
Forward Deployed Engineer (Training)San FranciscoBaseten$200K–$400K
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering- NYCNew York CityOpenAI$302K–$385K
Forward Deployed EngineerSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United StatesFigma$153K–$376K
Solutions Architect - Salesforce San FranciscoDecagon$300K–$375K
Senior / Staff Forward Deployed EngineerNew York CityLegora$237K–$369K
Pre-Sales Program Lead, Forward Deployed EngineeringSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NYAnthropic$270K–$365K
Sr. Director, (Applied AI) Forward Deployed Engineering New York, NYScale AI$285K–$357K
Senior Solution EngineerSan Francisco Office (Second St)Lambda$226K–$355K
Director, solutions architecture San Francisco, CAWriter$300K–$353K
Solutions Architect - Infrastructure San FranciscoDecagon$220K–$350K
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Private CreditNew YorkHarvey$255K–$350K
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, BuyoutNew YorkHarvey$255K–$350K
Forward Deployed Finance Engineer, Real EstateNew YorkHarvey$255K–$350K
Forward Deployed Engineer, Physics & SimulationMenlo Park, CAPeriodic Labs$250K–$350K
Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, SLEDBellevue, Washington; Chicago, Illinois; Washington, DCOkta$252K–$347K
RVP, SOLUTION ENGINEERING, FINANCIAL SERVICESUS-GA-AtlantaSnowflake$264K–$347K
Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public SectorNew York, NY; Washington, DCScale AI$210K–$345K
Director, Delivery Solutions Architects - Public SectorMaryland; Remote - Virginia; Remote - Washington D.C.Databricks$250K–$343K
Solutions Architect Hybrid - San Francisco, New York City, AustinVercel$190K–$340K
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer - MigrationUS-CA-Menlo ParkSnowflake$236K–$339K
Senior Solutions Engineer, Cloudflare One (SASE/SSE)DistributedCloudflare$244K–$336K
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed AI SolutionsNew York, NY (HQ)Ramp$189K–$330K
Software Engineer, Forward DeployedSan Francisco, CARamp$189K–$330K
Forward Deployed EngineerSan FranciscoBaseten$165K–$330K
Solutions ArchitectSan FranciscoBaseten$165K–$330K
Forward Deployed EngineerSan Francisco, CAGoodfire$200K–$325K
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SFSan FranciscoOpenAI$185K–$325K
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - NYCNew York CityOpenAI$153K–$325K
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - SeattleSeattleOpenAI$153K–$325K
Global Solutions ArchitectUSA , Remote Rubrik$231K–$324K
Sales Engineer - EnterpriseSan Francisco HQPlaid$197K–$323K
RVP, Solution Engineering - Mid-Market/Commercial Remote, USTanium$210K–$322K
Sr. Manager, AI Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE)United StatesDatabricks$233K–$320K
Forward Deployed Engineer, Operations & Sustainment (R5497)San Diego, CaliforniaShield AI$152K–$318K
Staff Frontier Agents Engineer (Forward Deployed Engineering)San Francisco, CA; New York, NYScale AI$252K–$315K
Forward Deployed Research ScientistSan Francisco, CAGoodfire$220K–$315K
Forward Deployed Research Scientist, Life SciencesSan Francisco, CAGoodfire$220K–$315K
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)San Francisco, CALangChain$185K–$315K
Senior Staff Field Solutions Engineer (R5321)Dallas, TexasShield AI$210K–$310K
Senior Manager, Forward Deployed EngineeringHybridCloudflare$244K–$310K
Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture, AI & Developer PlatformHybridCloudflare$244K–$310K
Solutions Architect, Manager - Public SectorRemote, United StatesGitLab$183K–$308K
Senior Solutions Engineer, Okta (Strategic Accounts - Minnesota)MinnesotaOkta$224K–$308K
Solutions Architect, AI/Cloudflare Developer Platform HybridCloudflare$245K–$305K
Director, Account Solutions ArchitectureSan Francisco, CACoreWeave$227K–$303K
Delivery Solutions Architect - RetailDenver, Colorado; West Coast - United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Senior Solutions ArchitectAustin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Senior Solutions Architect - Consumer Product GoodsDallas, Texas; Missouri; Remote - Missouri; Remote - Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Texas; United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Senior Solutions Architect - Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Southeast - United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Solutions Architect Opportunities - Lakebase (Solutions Architect, Sr. Solutions Architect) Northeast - United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions ArchitectNortheast - United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions ArchitectNew York City, New YorkDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions ArchitectCentral - United States; Remote - TexasDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions ArchitectDenver, ColoradoDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions ArchitectChicago, IllinoisDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Agencies Northeast - United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect, Customer LakeUnited StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Digital Native Business (Strategic Accounts)Remote - California; San Francisco, CaliforniaDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Digital Native Business, StrategicsNevada; Remote - California; Remote - Colorado; Remote - WashingtonDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Asset and Wealth Management)Chicago, Illinois; Massachusetts; New Jersey; New YorkDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Banking and Payments) Connecticut; Massachusetts; New York; North Carolina; St. Louis, Missouri; Washington, D.C.Databricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Hunter)Georgia; Illinois; Massachusetts; New York; North Carolina; Texas; Virginia; Washington, D.C.Databricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Financial Services (Strategic Banking)Georgia; Massachusetts; New York; North CarolinaDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - ManufacturingCentral - United StatesDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; Washington, D.C.Databricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Public Sector (SLED) Illinois; Michigan; MinnesotaDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Retail, Travel & HospitalityAtlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Remote - California; Remote - North Carolina; Seattle, WashingtonDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - TelecoSeattle, WashingtonDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Architect - Travel and HospitalityRemote - Washington; Seattle, WashingtonDatabricks$219K–$301K
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Public Sector (Defense Industrial Base)Maryland; McLean, Virginia; Washington, D.C.Databricks$219K–$301K
Staff Solutions Architect, Public SectorWashington DCHarvey$219K–$301K
Forward Deployed Product Manager, EnterpriseNew York, NYScale AI$240K–$300K
Principal Sales Engineer – Warehouse Robotics SystemsSan Mateo, CASkild AI$100K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (Inference & Post-Training)San FranciscoTogether AI$270K–$300K
Solutions Architect San FranciscoTogether AI$250K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SeattleSeattleOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - NYCNew York CityOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Healthcare - SFSan FranciscoOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-NYCNew York CityOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Legal-SFNew York CityOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SeattleSeattleOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - SFSan FranciscoOpenAI$185K–$300K
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Financial Services- NYC New York CityOpenAI$185K–$300K
Solutions Engineer (Chicago)Chicago, ILLangChain$200K–$300K
Forward Deployed EngineerFoster City, CAReplit$180K–$300K
Security Specialist Solutions ArchitectUnited StatesClickHouse$275K–$300K
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Enterprise AISan Francisco, CAHandshake$220K–$300K
AI Solutions EngineerNew York, NY (HQ)Ramp$217K–$298K
Senior Solutions Engineer - CentralRemote - US CentralLaunchDarkly$215K–$295K
Senior Solutions Engineer - WestRemote - US WestLaunchDarkly$215K–$295K
Senior Solutions Engineer - EastRemote - US EastLaunchDarkly$214K–$295K
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public SectorAustin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Honolulu, HI; Omaha, NE; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DCScale AI$184K–$293K
Senior Director, Solutions EngineeringWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesAnduril$220K–$292K
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineering - CMEGRemote - Washington D.C.Databricks$212K–$291K
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