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AI Solutions Architect

69 recorded postings · Partial update · October 8, 2026

Recorded postings, not a live vacancy count. Partial update: some sources retain earlier observations; each listing has its own check date.

Solutions architects design how a customer will use a lab's models, advise their engineers and stay with the account as it grows. It is the most customer-facing technical role at a lab.

What the postings ask for
  1. Working with customers 100%
  2. Evals and benchmarks 78%
  3. How language models work 74%
  4. Python 65%
  5. Production systems 52%
  6. Working with coding agents 49%

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The numbers

Recorded postings at 8 labs
69
Median base pay middle half $249k to $290k, 23 U.S. bands
$278k
No degree requirement stated 0% require a PhD outright
94%
Years asked, median of the 38 that state a minimum
5
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The recorded snapshot

Postings from 8 labs

In the labs' own words

In the labs' own words

“Have hands-on familiarity with agentic architectures, LLM evaluation, and modern AI developer tooling, and can coach architects through the design decisions their customers face”
Anthropic · Manager of Applied AI Architecture, Commercial ↗
“Working knowledge of model training frameworks runtimes (e.g., PyTorch, JAX, Tensorflow) and Generative AI serving runtimes (e.g., vLLM, TensorRT-LLM, SGLang, TGI, LLM-D).”
Mistral AI · Compute Solution Architect ↗
“2+ years architecting or deploying NLP/AI/LLM Solutions.”
Cohere · Solutions Architect - Public Sector ↗

Your way in

Three doors to this role

  1. Door 1

    Finishing a degree

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    0% mention publications

    The way in is a program: 32 recorded in the snapshot

  2. Door 2

    A software engineer

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    94% have no degree requirement stated

    What to add

  3. Door 3

    A PhD

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    1% ask for distributed training

    Engineering at scale

Asked often

The short answers

How much does a ai solutions architect at a frontier lab make?

The median U.S. base salary across 23 recorded ai solutions architect postings that publish a band is $278k; the middle half runs from $249k to $290k. Equity and bonus are not included.

Do you need a PhD to be a ai solutions architect?

94% of the 69 recorded postings do not state a degree requirement, 0% mention a PhD or master's, and 0% require a PhD outright.

What skills do ai solutions architect postings ask for?

Most often: working with customers (100%), evals and benchmarks (78%), how language models work (74%), python (65%), production systems (52%).

Which labs posted ai solutions architect roles in this recorded board?

Recorded board: Anthropic (25), OpenAI (24), Mistral AI (7), Cohere (5), Cursor (Anysphere) (5), Liquid AI (1), and 2 more.

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The board

Recorded postings, newest first

The newest 40 of 69. Each title opens the lab's own posting. By family: applied ai and forward-deployed

  1. Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  2. Manager of Applied AI Architecture, Startups ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $315k to $380k base

  3. Manager, Applied AI Architecture, Enterprise Tech ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  4. Solutions Architect ↗

    Cursor (Anysphere) · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  5. Solutions Architect - India ↗

    Cursor (Anysphere) · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  6. Solutions Architect - Japan ↗

    Cursor (Anysphere) · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  7. Solutions Architect - Western Europe ↗

    Cursor (Anysphere) · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  8. Solutions Architect, Central Europe ↗

    Cursor (Anysphere) · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  9. Solutions Architect ↗

    Vercel (v0) · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $190k to $340k base

  10. Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  11. Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  12. Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  13. Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  14. Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  15. Applied AI Architect, Commercial ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  16. Applied AI Architect, Cyber ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  17. Applied AI Architect, Enterprise Tech ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  18. Applied AI Architect, Industries ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  19. Applied AI Architect, Industries ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  20. Applied AI Architect, Industries ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  21. Applied AI Architect, Industries ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  22. Applied AI Architect, Public Sector ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  23. Applied AI Architect, Startups ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  24. Applied AI Architect, Startups ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  25. Applied AI Architect, Strategic Enterprise Tech ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $240k to $315k base

  26. Applied AI Architects, Partner ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  27. Applied AI Architects, Partner ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  28. Manager Applied AI Architecture, Financial Services ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $315k to $380k base

  29. Manager Applied AI Architecture, Healthcare & Life Sciences ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $315k to $380k base

  30. Manager of Applied AI Architecture, Commercial ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $315k to $380k base

  31. Manager, Applied AI Architect ↗

    Anthropic · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  32. Senior Director, Solutions Architecture — Americas ↗

    Cohere · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $270k to $540k base

  33. Senior Director, Solutions Architecture, APAC ↗

    Cohere · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  34. Solutions Architect - Nordics ↗

    Cohere · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  35. Solutions Architect - Public Sector ↗

    Cohere · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated · $215k to $250k base

  36. Solutions Architect - UAE ↗

    Cohere · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  37. Solutions Architect ↗

    Liquid AI · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  38. Compute Solution Architect ↗

    Mistral AI · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  39. Infrastructure Solution Architect ↗

    Mistral AI · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

  40. Infrastructure Solution Architect, South Korea ↗

    Mistral AI · Applied AI and forward-deployed · No degree stated

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