5+ years of hands-on engineering experience as a technical leader.
Expertise in architecting, developing, and scaling backend systems for high-performance applications.
Proven experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures.
Strong knowledge of backend programming languages like Python or Go.
Experience with API design and integrations with frontend and data services.
Solid background in containerization and cloud deployment technologies.
Responsibilities
Design and implement backend subsystems to meet business and technology goals.
Evolve systems based on new requirements from design partners and customers.
Build infrastructure that supports growth and scalability for data and users.
Onboard and mentor new team members to foster an engineering culture.
Contribute to the interview and feedback process as the team expands.
Support initiatives in Engineering and Operational Excellence.
Benefits
Flexible working arrangements in an innovative environment.
Opportunity to work with top talent from leading tech companies.
Participation in a groundbreaking project at the frontier of AI and cybersecurity.
Support for personal and professional development through mentorship.
Equity opportunities for early employees in a growing startup.
Full Job Description
About the Role
As we work with our first design partners, Cogent is building a suite of backend services and integrations that will power our autonomous AI workers. We are looking for talented, ambitious Backend Senior and Staff Engineers who are excited to build in the Applied AI space.
What You'll Do & Achieve
Design and implement key backend, integration platform subsystems
Understand business goals, product and technology strategies and customer requirements and implement supporting backend and integration platform subsystems to achieve them
Adapt and evolve systems and plans to implement newly identified design partner and customer requirements
Adapt and evolve systems to implement non-functional requirements (compliance, security, enterprise integration etc.)
Laying down infrastructure foundations for growth and scalability
Prepare Cogent for future headcount, customer, and data growth by working with a team to design and build an infrastructure that will scale and that achieves requirements in the areas of product capabilities, non-functional needs (reliability, security, disaster recovery, etc.).
Help create a robust engineering culture at Cogent
Onboard, support and uplevel future team members
Participate in, provide feedback on, and iterate interview process as we scale the team up
Actively contribute to Engineering Excellence, Operational Excellence and Recruiting initiatives
What You'll Bring
5+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer and technical leader, overseeing and contributing to multiple backend systems and infrastructure projects
Expertise in architecting, developing, and scaling backend systems, including both stateless and stateful architectures, to support high-performance, enterprise-level applications
Proven experience with distributed systems, microservices, and serverless architectures, ensuring robustness, scalability, and fault tolerance
Strong knowledge of backend programming languages such as Python, Go or similar, with a deep understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization
Experience with API design and implementation (RESTful and/or gRPC), integrating with frontend systems, data platforms, and third-party services
Solid experience with containerization, orchestration, and deployment technologies like Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines in multi-cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
For California Based Applicants
The standard base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $300,000 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.
