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Software Engineer

Cognition · San Francisco · New York City

CHECKED 15H AGO

Applied AIonsite$260k–$300k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build core agent infrastructure powering Devin's long-horizon task execution.
  • Ship systems used in Devin and Windsurf by millions of developers.
  • Close the loop between researchers and shipped product features.

What they offer

  • Significant early-stage equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision fully paid for you and dependents
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Perks including private chef, cozy slippers, and endless snacks

Ideal candidate

Systems-minded builder who moves fast without cutting corners and thrives in ambiguity. Excited by frontier AI agents and building developer tools engineers trust in production.

Requirements

  • Experience building reliable, performant distributed systems
  • Product instinct with shipped products real users depend on
  • Comfort making progress on ambiguous problems with incomplete specs
  • Track record of shipping quickly while maintaining high code quality
  • Curiosity about LLMs, agents, and reliable AI systems in the real world
  • Strong Python proficiency and owning large Python codebases in production
  • Prior experience at a frontier AI lab, applied AI or developer tools company
  • BS, MS or equivalent in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field

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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