Forward Deployed Agent Engineer, Early Career

Cogent Security

$100K — $160K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or related field, graduating December 2026 or Spring 2027
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Go, TypeScript, or Java
  • Demonstrated experience in building and shipping projects, with strong debugging skills
  • Excellent communication skills for translating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations and prioritize customer outcomes

Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy AI agents focused on security tasks
  • Lead technical delivery for end-to-end implementations
  • Experiment with and integrate the latest AI models into production
  • Collaborate with customer security teams for effective integration
  • Identify trends and translate insights into platform improvements
  • Debug complex technical issues to ensure reliability and performance

Benefits

  • Real ownership of projects from day one
  • Exposure to high-impact environments with tangible results
  • Opportunities to work cross-functionally with customer teams
  • Chance to directly shape AI’s role in security operations
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're hiring a Forward Deployed Agent Engineer, New Grad to deploy AI agents in complex customer environments and drive measurable security outcomes. This is a highly cross-functional, forward-deployed role - you'll work directly with customers to understand their needs, adapt our platform to their environment, and continuously iterate on solutions that scale to millions of real-world events.

You'll have real ownership from day one. You'll own projects end-to-end: from initial implementation and data onboarding, to deploying in production, to integrating feedback into our core agent platform. Your work will directly shape how our agents detect threats, triage incidents, and automate security workflows for enterprise organizations.

This role is built for engineers who thrive in high-impact environments, want to see the tangible results of their work in the field, and are ready to operate with autonomy from the start.

What You'll Do
  • Design & Deploy AI Agents - build security-focused AI agents that reason over large datasets, interact with security systems, and handle complex real-world workflows
  • Own Implementations End-to-End - lead technical delivery for customers, from data ingestion and transformation pipelines to configuration, workflow design, and feature extension
  • Integrate the Latest Models at Scale - experiment with, evaluate, and ship text, voice, and multi-modal models into production environments
  • Adapt to Diverse Environments - work directly with customer security teams to integrate our agents with their tools, processes, and data sources
  • Drive Platform Evolution - identify cross-customer trends and translate field insights into platform improvements and new capabilities
  • Solve Complex Technical Problems - debug deep in the stack, investigate edge cases, and ensure our agents meet enterprise-grade reliability and performance standards


What We're Looking For
  • Graduating December 2026 or Spring 2027 with a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, Go, TypeScript, Java, or similar)
  • Strong software fundamentals - you've built and shipped real projects (coursework, internships, or personal) and can debug what breaks, with or without AI tooling
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical contexts
  • Thrive in ambiguity, take ownership end-to-end, and prioritize customer outcomes over output


Bonus Points
  • Internship or project experience in customer-facing, forward-deployed, or consulting engineering roles
  • Exposure to early-stage startups where scope was ambiguous and you operated across functions
  • Familiarity with multi-modal AI models, enterprise SaaS, security operations, or large-scale data pipelines


For California Based Applicants

The standard base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $160,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Cogent Security

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Forward Deployed Agent Engineer, Early Career jobs: