AI Engineer (Forward Deployed)
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New York, NY · $200k–$350k a year · Posted November 6, 2026
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Where New York, NY ranks
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for operations jobs1,429 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for sales jobs2,774 openings · of 78
- #1Best cities for finance jobs1,932 openings · of 78
- #1Best cities for data and analytics jobs1,713 openings · of 58
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Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $275,000 a year. Across 47 open ai engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $148,000 to $212,000 and the median is $176,000. That is 56% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer and information research scientists, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer and information research scientists: 34% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
... AI Engineer (Forward Deployed)
SF/NYC / Travel / $200k-$350k + early stage equity
My client is looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to sit at the intersection of engineering and customer delivery, building production AI systems directly with enterprise clients...