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An AI infrastructure company posting pay on 17 open jobs, mostly Member of Technical Staff roles.

17 posted ranges · median $250k · H-1B median $275k (7 filings)

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By title

Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median

Member of Technical Staff$255kA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.H-1B $275kForward Deployed Engineer$213kAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.H-1B $219kEngineering Manager$303kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.H-1B $350kSolutions Engineer$240kThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.Developer Advocate$225kRepresents developers to a company and the company to developers: docs, demos, talks.Security Engineer$210kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.H-1B $210kAnalytics Engineer$200kModels raw data into clean, tested tables (usually with dbt) for analysts and dashboards; named by dbt Labs around 2019.
TitlePosted
Member of Technical StaffA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.$255k$175k to $300k
Forward Deployed EngineerAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.$180k to $245k2 postings
Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.$275k to $330kone posting
Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.$200k to $280kone posting
Developer AdvocateRepresents developers to a company and the company to developers: docs, demos, talks.$175k to $275kone posting
Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.$150k to $270kone posting
Analytics EngineerModels raw data into clean, tested tables (usually with dbt) for analysts and dashboards; named by dbt Labs around 2019.$150k to $250kone posting

Posted ranges

Not stated$220k to $300k

Member of Technical Staff - Inference Runtime

Member of Technical Staff · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Oct 7Posting ↗
Not stated$200k to $350k

Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance

Member of Technical Staff · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $350k

Member of Technical Staff - SDK

Member of Technical Staff · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $350k

Member of Technical Staff - Research, Inference

Member of Technical Staff · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $350k

Member of Technical Staff - Research, Post-Training

Member of Technical Staff · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Manager$275k to $330k

Systems Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$220k to $300k

Member of Technical Staff - Systems

Member of Technical Staff · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $300k

Member of Technical Staff - Product (Backend)

Member of Technical Staff · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$220k to $300k

Member of Technical Staff - Platform Engineering

Member of Technical Staff · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $300k

Member of Technical Staff - Product (Growth)

Member of Technical Staff · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$250k to $300k

Member of Technical Staff - Machines

Member of Technical Staff · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$200k to $280k

Solutions Architect

Solutions Engineer · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$175k to $275k

Developer Relations Engineer

Developer Advocate · San Francisco Bay Area

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $270k

Infrastructure Security Engineer

Security Engineer · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $250k

Forward Deployed Engineer - ML

Forward Deployed Engineer · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$150k to $250k

Analytics Engineer

Analytics Engineer · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
Not stated$180k to $240k

Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems

Forward Deployed Engineer · New York City

seen Sep 24Posting ↗
PostingRange
Member of Technical Staff - Inference Runtime (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$220kto $300k
Member of Technical Staff - ML Performance (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedNew York City$200kto $350k
Member of Technical Staff - SDK (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$150kto $350k
Member of Technical Staff - Research, Inference (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedNew York City$150kto $350k
Member of Technical Staff - Research, Post-Training (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedNew York City$150kto $350k
Systems Engineering Manager (the posting, opens in a new tab)Engineering ManagerManagerNew York City$275kto $330k
Member of Technical Staff - Systems (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedNew York City$220kto $300k
Member of Technical Staff - Product (Backend) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$150kto $300k
Member of Technical Staff - Platform Engineering (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedNew York City$220kto $300k
Member of Technical Staff - Product (Growth) (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedNew York City$150kto $300k
Member of Technical Staff - Machines (the posting, opens in a new tab)Member of Technical StaffNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$250kto $300k
Solutions Architect (the posting, opens in a new tab)Solutions EngineerNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$200kto $280k
Developer Relations Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Developer AdvocateNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area$175kto $275k
Infrastructure Security Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Security EngineerNot statedNew York City$150kto $270k
Forward Deployed Engineer - ML (the posting, opens in a new tab)Forward Deployed EngineerNot statedNew York City$180kto $250k
Analytics Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)Analytics EngineerNot statedNew York City$150kto $250k
Forward Deployed Engineer - Systems (the posting, opens in a new tab)Forward Deployed EngineerNot statedNew York City$180kto $240k
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By level

LevelPostedH-1B
Manager1 posted$275k to $330kone postingFew1 filing
Not stated16 posted$245k$178k to $300k$266k6 filings

H-1B wages by title

Member of Technical Staff$275kA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.Security Engineer$210kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.Engineering Manager$350kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Forward Deployed Engineer$219kAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.
TitleH-1B
Member of Technical StaffA deliberately flat title from Bell Labs, revived by AI labs for engineers and researchers alike.$275k4 filings
Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.Few1 filing
Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Few1 filing
Forward Deployed EngineerAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.Few1 filing

H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarterFilingsMedian
FY2025 Q32$210k
FY2026 Q22$233k
FY2026 Q35$275k

Posted median by week

Week ofRangesMedian
Sep 2120$250k
Oct 518$250k
Oct 1218$250k
Oct 1918$250k
Oct 2617$250k
Nov 217$250k

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