CA
$260,000 – $300,000
Listed on Cognition AI’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
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. The full posting is on their site.
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What they ask for
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