Hiring an infrastructure engineer in New York? Across 80 live infrastructure engineer postings in New York, the market pays a $203K median salary (typically $183K–$225K). Recruiting from Scratch is the contingency technical recruiting firm for these hires — a 29-day average time to hire, 300+ placements, and a 2M+ candidate network.
An infrastructure engineer designs and operates the compute, networking, and data infrastructure the product runs on at scale. Hiring one in New York means competing with the companies below.
What employers actually screen for, aggregated across 80 active infrastructure engineer postings in New York:
| Percentile | Base salary |
|---|---|
| 25th | $183K |
| Median | $203K |
| 75th | $225K |
Based on 64 infrastructure engineer postings in New York that disclose pay. Base only — equity is typically on top.
New York pays about 16% above the US median for this role ($175K).
The companies with the most live infrastructure engineer openings in New York, with what each pays and screens for (medians shown only where at least 3 postings disclose pay):
| Company | Open infrastructure engineer roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Top skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| BNY | 4 | — | SQL, Kubernetes |
| Lightning AI | 3 | $190K | Python, PyTorch, Go |
| FanDuel | 3 | — | Python, TypeScript, Go |
| Treeswift | 2 | — | Kubernetes, Terraform, Airflow |
| Counsel Health | 2 | — | Python, Go, Rust |
| CoreWeave | 2 | — | — |
| Brellium | 2 | — | Python, AWS |
| Percepta | 2 | — | Python, AWS, GCP |
| Scale AI | 2 | — | Go, Rust, Kubernetes |
| Titan | 2 | — | AWS, GCP, Azure |
Where the infrastructure engineer demand sits across funding stages, across the 54 companies with the most live openings in New York:
| Stage | Companies hiring | Open roles | Median pay (disclosed) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed | 7 | 9 | $205K | Knot, Arlo Health, Numeus |
| Series A | 7 | 9 | $215K | Counsel Health, Brellium, Rebar |
| Series B | 3 | 4 | — | Titan, Axion, Uniswap Labs |
| Series C | 4 | 5 | — | Tennr, Polymarket, Gauntlet |
| Series D+ | 16 | 26 | $203K | Lightning AI, FanDuel, Treeswift |
| Public | 9 | 13 | $198K | BNY, CoreWeave, Arlo Technologies |
A further 8 of those companies have no funding stage on file and are not shown above.
Recruiting from Scratch is a contingency technical recruiting firm — no retainer and no upfront cost, so you pay only when you make a hire. The process: align on the role and must-haves → a curated shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified infrastructure engineers (not resume volume) → a 29-day average time to hire versus the 49-day industry average → a 90-day replacement guarantee. Backed by 300+ placements, a 2M+ candidate network, and named hires at companies like Decagon and Mercor.
An infrastructure engineer designs and operates the compute, networking, and data infrastructure the product runs on at scale.
What salary does an infrastructure engineer in New York command in 2026?Across 80 live postings in New York, a $203K median salary (typically $183K–$225K) — base only; equity is typically on top. Most postings expect 5+ years of experience.
What should you look for when hiring an infrastructure engineer?Depth in the skills these postings require (Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Go, GCP, CI/CD, Azure), plus cloud infrastructure, reliability, and large-scale operations experience. Recruiting from Scratch sends a shortlist of 3–5 genuinely qualified candidates, not resume volume.
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