3 new full role profiles (§14-16) based on Perplexity market research (March 2026):
- MLOps Engineer: CI/CD for models, drift monitoring, operational lifecycle
- AI Developer Advocate: +35-40% YoY, $120K-$300K, active hiring at AI platforms
- AI Orchestration Engineer: real job postings confirmed (Vista Equity, Zapier, Heidi, Adobe)
Sections 14-17 renumbered to 17-20. Removed "Orchestration engineer" from
"What's Not a Role Yet" — now a real distinct category. Career Decision Matrix
and Salary Benchmarks updated with all 3 roles.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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