Cognizant

AI Engineer - NJ/ Dallas/ Atlanta

Cognizant$90K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years in software engineering, data engineering, machine learning, or AI application development
  • Hands-on experience with large language models
  • Expertise in prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, and vector databases
  • Proficient in Python with knowledge of APIs and microservices
  • Experience using cloud-based AI services, ideally Azure
  • Understanding of model evaluation and quality metrics
  • Strong collaboration and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and integrate GenAI applications using large language models
  • Build solutions involving prompt engineering and AI agents
  • Develop APIs and services that enhance business workflows with GenAI
  • Work with various data types for knowledge retrieval and content generation
  • Evaluate model performance and monitor response quality
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable AI solutions
  • Implement responsible AI practices including security and explainability

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative generative AI solutions
  • Support from cross-functional teams including product and architecture
  • Access to emerging frameworks and best practices
  • Potential for professional development in cloud-based technologies
  • Flexible work environment focused on collaboration and creativity
Full Job Description
Job Description

""We are seeking a GenAI Engineer to design, build, and deploy generative AI solutions that support enterprise applications, automation, knowledge discovery, and intelligent user experiences. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience working with large language models, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, model evaluation, and application integration. Experience with Azure DevOps is helpful for supporting deployments, CI/CD workflows, and collaboration with engineering teams, though this role is not primarily DevOps-focused.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and integrate GenAI-powered applications using large language models and related AI services
• Build solutions involving prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, vector search, and AI agents
• Develop APIs, services, and application components that connect GenAI capabilities to business workflows
• Work with structured and unstructured data to support knowledge retrieval, summarization, classification, and content generation use cases
• Evaluate model performance, response quality, hallucination risk, and reliability across different scenarios
• Collaborate with product, data, engineering, and architecture teams to deliver scalable AI solutions
• Implement responsible AI practices including security, privacy, monitoring, explainability, and governance considerations
• Support deployment and release processes using tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments
• Create documentation, reusable patterns, and technical guidance for GenAI solution development
• Stay current with emerging GenAI frameworks, model capabilities, and best practices

Required Qualifications
• 3+ years of software engineering, data engineering, machine learning, or AI application development experience
• Hands-on experience building applications with large language models
• Experience with prompt engineering, RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with APIs, microservices, or backend development
• Experience working with cloud-based AI services, preferably on Azure
• Understanding of model evaluation, testing, monitoring, and quality improvement techniques
• Familiarity with secure development practices and enterprise application integration
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure Machine Learning, or related Azure AI services
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps, including repositories, boards, pipelines, and release workflows
• Experience with Agentic-LLM solutions using LangChain, LangGraph, or similar tools
• Experience with vector databases or search platforms such as Azure AI Search
• Familiarity with containerization, CI/CD, and deployment automation
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale AI solutions, chatbot platforms, knowledge assistants, or intelligent automation use case"""

About Cognizant

TriZetto is Powering Integrated Healthcare Management. With technology solutions touching more than half the U.S. population today, TriZetto is uniquely positioned to drive the convergence of core benefit administration, care management and constituent engagement. TriZetto provides premier information technology solutions that enable payers and other constituents in the healthcare supply chain to improve the coordination of benefits and care for healthcare consumers.

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Learn more about Cognizant
Size
340,400 employees
Market Cap
$28.7 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1994
5 Year Trend
+6.5%
Revenue
$16.6 billion
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