Prompt Engineer Jobs

A Prompt Engineer designs and tests the inputs to large language models so the outputs are reliable, safe, and on-brand. The work is half empirical (running A/B tests on prompt variants) and half systems thinking (versioning prompts, building evaluation harnesses, handing off rubrics to red-teamers). Modern listings expect more than copywriting: engineers ship reusable prompt libraries, instrument LLM calls with telemetry, and own the contract between product surfaces and the underlying model. The role is shifting upward in seniority as agentic systems make prompt quality a load-bearing dependency.

As of October 2026, AgenticCareers tracks 61 open Prompt Engineer positions across 33 companies. The median advertised salary is $100K–$140K per year (based on 13 listings with disclosed pay). 34% of roles are remote. The most active employers are MARLOWE COMPANIES INC., Welo Global, Bright Vision Technologies.

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