Applied AI Engineer
Thread AI
New York, NY · $145k–$200k a year · Posted November 4, 2026
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Where New York, NY ranks
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November 2026
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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 $172,500 a year. Across 53 open applied ai engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $200,000 to $264,500 and the median is $229,500. That is 25% below the median, below 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
...Full time Location Type On-site Department Engineering Thread AI Thread AI is focused on building an AI-native workflow orchestration... ..., religion, origin, ability, or age, we encourage you to apply! Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited...