Remote AI Engineering Jobs
Hand-curated remote AI engineering roles — LLM application engineering, ML infrastructure, and applied AI. Every listing has a published salary range. No ghost jobs, no recruiter spam, no “competitive salary.”
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Head of Tech & AI
focal
Lead the technology and AI strategy at focal — a VC firm building the proprietary intelligence layer behind its sourcing, diligence, and portfolio support.
Full-Stack Software Engineer (LLM tooling)
PrairieLearn
Build the open-source assessment platform that runs at UIUC, Cornell, McMaster, and others. The role focuses on LLM-based tooling for instructors — real users, mission-driven product, well-scoped engineering.
Senior Full-Stack Contractor (Production LLM)
ReadiFinancial
Senior contractor role at an AI-native mortgage servicing startup. Hands-on LLM application engineering — building agents and workflows that handle real money and real customers. Production LLM experience required.
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What Remote AI Engineers Are Paid in 2026
Because every listing on Solid Remote Jobs is required to publish a salary range, we can show you real numbers instead of “competitive compensation.” Across the roles we currently curate:
- Full-stack engineers building LLM tooling: $100k – $140k base
- Senior AI / engineering leadership (hands-on IC): $175k – $250k base
- Senior contractors with production LLM experience: $130 – $180 / hour
The pattern across the wider market is consistent: companies hiring remote AI engineers pay a premium for shipped production LLM work — agents, RAG pipelines, and AI features with real users — over research credentials or certificate-driven resumes.
Why This Board Is Different
Salary required, period
If a company won't publish a real range, the listing doesn't go live. That single filter removes most ghost jobs and low-ball roles before you ever see them.
Hand-curated from public sources
We review the Hacker News "Who is Hiring?" thread, company careers pages, and other public sources weekly — then verify each role before publishing.
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Every listing links straight to the company. No recruiter middlemen, no account walls, no reposting your resume into a black hole.
Remote AI Engineering Jobs — FAQ
How much do remote AI engineers make in 2026?
Across the roles we curate, published base salaries for remote AI engineering jobs currently range from $100k for full-stack engineers building LLM tooling, up to $250k+ for senior and leadership roles owning AI strategy. Senior contractors with production LLM experience are billing $130–$180/hour. Every listing on this page shows its real range — we reject listings that hide pay.
What skills do remote AI engineering jobs require?
Most roles we see are applied AI engineering, not research: building products on top of LLMs. The common stack is Python and/or TypeScript, production experience with LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic), agent and RAG architectures, plus solid full-stack fundamentals (React, Node.js, Postgres, AWS). Shipped production work matters far more than certificates — companies repeatedly ask for "shipped, not just demos."
Are these listings real?
Yes. Every listing is hand-reviewed before it goes live. We curate from public sources like the Hacker News "Who is Hiring?" thread and company careers pages, verify the company is real and the role is current, and link back to the original posting. Listings without a real salary range don't make the cut — that filter alone removes most ghost jobs.
How often are new remote AI jobs added?
We curate weekly. The board is intentionally small — quality over volume. If you want new roles in your inbox when they drop, join the email list at the bottom of this page.
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