Cognizant

Frontier Engineer (M/F/D)

Cognizant
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2 days ago
Karlsruhe, GermanyMid Level / Senior

Responsibilities

  • Build and orchestrate multi-agent AI systems and integrate agent outputs into production environments.
  • Design intent-driven prompts and workflows for AI coding agents and validate AI-generated code for quality, safety, accuracy, and correctness.
  • Create scalable RAG architectures, vector stores, and knowledge systems for trustworthy AI experiences.
  • Deploy, monitor, and optimize LLMs and AI agents in production.
  • Implement responsible AI guardrails, observability practices, LLMOps, and model lifecycle management.
  • Build AI-embedded applications and workflows using enterprise AI platforms and automation tools.
  • Partner directly with clients and own the delivery of production AI systems focused on business outcomes.

Requirements

  • 3–10 years of technical delivery experience with strong AI-tool fluency across the full stack.
  • Hands-on experience with agentic coding and multi-agent orchestration using frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, or LangGraph.
  • Strong prompt and intent engineering skills, including the ability to validate AI-generated code.
  • Experience designing RAG pipelines and managing vector databases.
  • Experience with LLMOps, model lifecycle management, guardrail implementation, AIOps observability, and CI/CD for AI systems.
  • Demonstrated production AI operations experience running LLMs and agents at scale.
  • Full-stack AI delivery experience and the ability to work as a generalist builder.
  • Strong contextual judgment, domain fluency, and business-outcome orientation.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Germany.
  • Flexibility and support for work-life balance through wellbeing programs.

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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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