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Research Engineer, Post-Training

Cognition · San Francisco

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Shape how AI agents learn from raw capability to real-world usefulness.
  • Iterate training recipes, evals, and alignment for Devin and future systems.
  • Scale methods with data and compute when existing approaches hit ceilings.

What they offer

  • Large compute allocations with training across thousands of GPUs
  • Small selective team where prototypes reach real deployment quickly
  • Minimal process with autonomy, speed and technical depth

Ideal candidate

ML researcher-engineer obsessed with why training behaves as it does, with a track record advancing models via post-training and alignment. Thrives in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and cares about shipping agents that work in the real world.

Requirements

  • Track record advancing ML systems through post-training, alignment, or related methods
  • Strong fundamentals in probability, statistics, and ML theory
  • Ability to distinguish real effects from noise and bugs in experimental data
  • Evidence of original contributions via publications, open-source impact, or industry results
  • Experience with large-scale distributed training and debugging
  • Systems-level thinking across training pipelines, data, and evaluation
  • Comfort with ambiguity and fast-moving research environments

Lab profile

About Cognition

Applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents, makers of Devin.

What they build

  • Devin

Known for

  • End-to-end software agents
  • Talent-dense team
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