Cognizant

Frontier Engineer (Agentic_AI) - Canada

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10 hours ago
Toronto, CanadaEntry Level

Base Salary

$100k - $100k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build, test, debug, deploy, and enhance scalable, secure software solutions using AI-assisted development tools.
  • Support AI-enabled applications, agentic workflows, automation solutions, and context and harness engineering.
  • Evaluate AI-generated outputs for quality, accuracy, performance, and business relevance.
  • Contribute to knowledge and context systems, retrieval workflows, testing, deployment, monitoring, documentation, and operational support.
  • Apply responsible AI principles and engineering best practices while learning new tools and technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
  • Recent graduate or early-career professional with technical experience from coursework, internships, co-ops, research, military experience, certifications, hackathons, capstone projects, or personal projects.
  • Demonstrated interest in software development, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, data engineering, or automation.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, written communication, verbal communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Preferred experience includes Python, R, MATLAB, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, or C#; Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud; generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, AI-assisted development tools, APIs, automation platforms, databases, and Git.

Benefits

  • Base salary of $100,000 per year plus eligibility for a discretionary annual performance-based bonus and wellbeing benefits.
  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring three days per week in a client or Cognizant office in Mississauga or Toronto, Ontario.
  • Rolling onboarding through 2026 and 2027, with final start dates determined by business need and position availability.

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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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