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Durham, NC, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$80k - $100k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain AI agents using Google ADK and Vertex AI services.
- Build agent workflows, tools, prompts, external-system integrations, and reusable libraries.
- Implement multi-agent communication using MCP and A2A protocols.
- Create unit tests, integration tests, and evaluation frameworks for agentic applications.
- Debug, troubleshoot, optimize performance, and implement logging, monitoring, and observability.
- Deploy and manage AI solutions on Google Cloud, including Cloud Run, APIs, databases, and supporting services.
- Support production monitoring, incident resolution, security, governance, and operational standards.
- Collaborate in code reviews, design discussions, knowledge sharing, and the software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- 3–7 years of software development experience.
- Experience with Python and object-oriented programming principles.
- Hands-on knowledge of Google ADK, Vertex AI, LangChain, or similar AI frameworks.
- Understanding of REST APIs, cloud-native application development, and containerization.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker, and cloud deployment practices.
- Knowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, and agent-based architectures.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- 401(k) plan and contributions.
- Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program based on performance.
- Annual salary range of $80,000–$100,000.
- Applications accepted until 11/13/2026.
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About Cognizant
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.