The median solutions engineer posting in Austin at a tech startup offers $216K base, with the middle half between $212K and $216K — from 9 live pay ranges at 3 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 4 | $216K | $216K–$216K |
| Staff+ | 3 | $212K | $212K–$236K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale AI | 2 | $221K | $212K–$230K |
| Databricks | 5 | $216K | $216K–$216K |
| CoreWeave | 2 | $212K | $212K–$212K |
| Senior Solutions Architect Databricks |
$219K–$301K |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector Scale AI |
$184K–$293K |
| Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games Databricks |
$182K–$250K |
| Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Healthcare & Life Sciences Databricks |
$182K–$250K |
| Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Retail Databricks |
$182K–$250K |
| Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer Databricks |
$182K–$250K |
| Account Solutions Architect - Engaged CoreWeave |
$182K–$242K |
| Account Solutions Architect - Engaged CoreWeave |
$182K–$242K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 12, 2026.