28 days ago
Base Salary
$260k - $300k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build core agent infrastructure for long-horizon task execution, including tool use, context management, multi-step planning, subagent orchestration, and sandboxed code execution environments.
- Improve Windsurf through editor intelligence, agent-in-the-loop workflows, real-time code understanding, and developer-experience improvements.
- Work with researchers to translate new model capabilities into shipped product features and provide feedback that influences training priorities.
- Build systems that support millions of agentic tasks with low latency, high reliability, and production-grade correctness.
- Help define the future direction of AI software engineering products.
Requirements
- Experience building reliable and performant distributed systems with strong attention to correctness, failure modes, and production behavior.
- Evidence of shipping software that real users depend on, with strong product instinct and user-oriented judgment.
- Ability to make progress through ambiguous, difficult problems and adapt based on results.
- Track record of moving quickly while maintaining high code quality.
- Curiosity about LLMs, AI agents, agent failure modes, and reliable AI-powered systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience owning large Python codebases in production.
- Prior experience at a frontier AI lab, applied AI company, or developer-tools company.
- BS, MS, or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related technical discipline from a highly selective program.
Benefits
- Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Perks including a private chef, cozy slippers, and unlimited snacks.
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About Cognition
Makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. We’re building collaborative AI teammates that enable engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower engineering teams to strive for more ambitious goals.