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An AI Agent Engineer designs, builds, and operates autonomous software agents that use large language models to plan, call tools, and complete multi-step tasks. The role sits between traditional ML engineering and product engineering — engineers wire LLMs to APIs, vector stores, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, then harden the loop against failure modes like prompt injection and tool misuse. Most listings ask for production Python/TypeScript, hands-on experience with frameworks like LangGraph or OpenAI Agents SDK, and judgment about when to use an agent versus a simpler workflow.
As of July 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 108 open AI Agent Engineer positions across 63 companies. The median advertised salary is $183K–$265K per year (based on 31 listings with disclosed pay). 34% of roles are remote. The most active employers are Adobe, NVIDIA, ServiceNow.
Full AI Agent Engineer salary data34% of positions are remote
$99K – $500K
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An AI Agent Engineer designs, builds, and operates autonomous software agents that use large language models to plan, call tools, and complete multi-step tasks. The role sits between traditional ML engineering and product engineering — engineers wire LLMs to APIs, vector stores, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, then harden the loop against failure modes like prompt injection and tool misuse. Most listings ask for production Python/TypeScript, hands-on experience with frameworks like LangGraph or OpenAI Agents SDK, and judgment about when to use an agent versus a simpler workflow.
As of July 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 108 open AI Agent Engineer positions across 63 companies, updated daily.
The median advertised AI Agent Engineer salary is $183K–$265K per year, based on 31 listings with disclosed pay.
34% of the AI Agent Engineer roles currently tracked on AgenticCareers are remote.
The most active employers hiring AI Agent Engineers right now are Adobe, NVIDIA, ServiceNow.
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