Titlesby GlyphAI Solutions Architect job title trend since Apr 2011
Engineering · Established · in 0.14% of HN hiring posts · 33 open roles at 13 companies · median $187k
Designs how a customer should use AI models and services, from architecture review to a working proof of concept.
first seen May 2022, Hacker Newstook off Jul 2022
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
First seen in our data in May 2022, in a Hacker News Who is hiring post from Hugging Face. It took off in July 2022, when its share of Who is hiring posts first reached a quarter of its best year. Today 33 open roles use the title at 13 companies, most of them in data platforms. Closest tracked titles: Solutions Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI Engineer.
- PostingAsk HN: Who is hiring? (May 2022)Hacker News, May 2022 · backs: first sighting
- PostingSr. Solutions Architect - AI Natives BusinessDatabricks, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Data platform13
- Developer tools3
- AI infrastructure3
- Fintech2
- Infrastructure1
- Consumer1
Cities
- San Francisco3
- New York3
- Boston2
- Seattle2
- London, United Kingdom2
- Chicago2
- Washington1
- Mumbai, India1
- Bengaluru, India1
- Seoul, South Korea1
Countries and remote
- United States17
- United Kingdom4
- India2
- Germany2
- Netherlands2
- France2
- South Korea1
- Singapore1
- Sweden1
- Spain1
Remote option36%
Posted pay
Middle half $141k to $214k, median $187k from 16 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 6h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | ||
| 2 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 3 | |
| 3 | NateraA company hiring most for Machine Learning Scientist and AI Solutions Architect. | 3 | |
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | ICEYEA company hiring most for Test Engineer and DevOps Engineer. | 1 | |
| 11 | 1 | ||
| 12 | 1 |
Open roles
8 of 33; company pages list the restSenior Associate, AI Solutions Architect, Marketing Technology
New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Boston, MA; Washingto
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sr. Solutions Architect - AI Natives Business | San Francisco, California | $219k to $301k | |
| Staff Solutions Architect, AI Subject Matter Expert | Remote, United States | $166k to $280k | |
| Principal ML Solutions Architect - Token Factory | United States | $208k to $261k | |
| AI Solutions Architect | Columbia, MD | $139k to $269k | |
| Senior Associate, AI Solutions Architect, Marketing Technology | New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Sunnyvale, CA; Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Atlanta, GA; Miami, FL; Boston, MA; Washingto | $83k to $122k | |
| AI Solutions Engineer | New York, NY (HQ) | $217k to $298k | |
| Forward Deployed AI Solutions EngineerNateraUS Remote$106k to $132k | Natera | US Remote | $106k to $132k |
| Solution Architect (AI) | McLean, Virginia | $150k to $275k |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
20 posts since Apr 2011November 2026 1 of 207 postings, 0.48%
Related titles
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About this title
Designs how a customer should use AI models and services, from architecture review to a working proof of concept.
Also counted: AI solutions engineer, GenAI solutions architect, ML solutions architect
First sighting
...Pre-Sales Machine Learning Solutions Engineer: https://apply.workable.com/huggingface/j/EEB606D7B5/...
Median posted salary $187k from 16 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.