# Software Engineer

Hiring organization: [Cognition AI](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/cognition-ai)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c16ed127-dbd5-44e9-b7cd-d4cb0d87c805

Listed on Cognition AI's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Location: New York, NY
- Salary: 260000 – 300000 USD per year

## Summary

A Software Engineer role at an AI lab building autonomous agents that can reason across large codebases and coordinate tasks, shipping directly into developer-facing products used by millions. This suits engineers who thrive on hard systems problems, move fast without compromising quality, and want to work at the frontier of applied AI alongside world-class talent.

_Our summary, not Cognition AI's wording._

## Skills named

LLMs (Large Language Models), Python

## Required

- Systems engineering experience building reliable distributed systems
- Shipped products that real people depend on
- Strong Python proficiency and ability to own large production codebases
- Experience at a frontier AI lab, applied AI company, or developer tools company
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical discipline from a highly selective program

## Nice to have

- Deep knowledge of how LLMs work and how agents fail
- Experience with sandboxed code execution environments
- Prior work on IDE or developer tooling
- Competitive programming background

Apply on Cognition AI's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cognition/e8086415-62bc-4cc0-96a4-84bb56182d35/application