Software Engineer
40 minutes agoSalary: 260K - 300KSan Francisco; New York CityOnsiteFull TimeEngineeringJobs by Cognition
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Cognition is an applied AI company that operates Devin, an autonomous software-engineering agent.
San Francisco, United States
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About Cognition
Cognition builds AI agents and models for software engineering. Its flagship product, Devin, can plan, write, test, and ship code in a customer’s existing codebase and tools.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design and ship core agent systems for long-horizon task execution, including tool use, context management, planning, subagent orchestration, and sandboxed code execution. You will improve AI-native IDE workflows, translate model capabilities into products, and build reliable, low-latency systems at scale.
Requirements
- Distributed systems
- Systems engineering
- Product development
- AI agents
- LLMs
- Python
- Production Python codebases
- Experience at a frontier AI lab, applied AI company, or developer tools company
- Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical degree from a highly selective program
Responsibilities
- Design and ship core agent infrastructure
- Build systems for tool use, context management, planning, subagent orchestration, and sandboxed code execution
- Improve AI-native IDE workflows and developer experience
- Translate model capabilities into shipped features
- Build reliable, low-latency systems for agentic tasks
- Contribute to product direction
Benefits
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- 401(k) company match
- Private chef
- Cozy slippers
- Endless snacks
- Early-stage equity