Job Overview
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Software Engineering
Date Posted
May 6, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Software Engineer at Cognition works on building AI software agents like Devin and Windsurf, tackling hard problems in applied AI such as reasoning across large codebases, coordinating subagents, and ensuring reliable tool use in ambiguous, long-horizon tasks.
- • Day to day, the engineer will design and ship core agent infrastructure, improve Windsurf as an AI-native IDE, collaborate with researchers to translate model capabilities into product features, and own reliability and performance of systems handling millions of agentic tasks.
- • Cognition is a small, talent-dense applied AI lab founded by competitive programmers and researchers from Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Google DeepMind, and similar organizations, focused on creating AI that acts as a genuine teammate to engineers.
- • In this role, the engineer will shape the future of AI software engineering, gain deep expertise in agent systems and LLM-powered tools, and have direct influence on product direction and technical priorities in a high-impact, fast-moving environment.
🎯 Requirements
- • Strong Python proficiency with experience writing clean, well-structured code and owning large Python codebases in production
- • Systems engineering depth: experience building reliable, performant distributed systems with strong opinions on correctness and production behavior
- • Prior experience at a frontier AI lab, applied AI company, or developer tools company
- • Degree from a top-tier university in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical discipline
- • Comfort with ambiguity and ability to make progress on hard problems with incomplete specs
- • Track record of shipping quickly while maintaining high code quality expected in a high-density team
🏖️ Benefits
- • Base salary of $260,000 - $300,000 + significant early-stage equity
- • Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee and dependents
- • 401(k) with company match
- • Perks including private chef, cozy slippers, endless snacks, and more
Skills & Technologies
About Cognition
Cognition is an applied AI lab renowned for creating Devin, the groundbreaking AI software engineer. This innovative platform is designed to automate complex software development tasks, serving enterprise clients and teams seeking to enhance efficiency in their engineering workflows. Devin's capabilities extend to areas like automating .NET framework migrations and serving as a data analyst, as demonstrated by customers like Eight Sleep. The company's credibility is underscored by its talent-dense team, whose founders boast 10 IOI gold medals and prior experience from leading AI firms such as Google DeepMind and Scale AI, positioning Cognition at the forefront of AI-driven software development.
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