Sr. Software Engineer - Agentic AI Systems

Cognichip; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Cognichip is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer to design, implement, and deploy agentic AI systems. You will build production-grade agents capable of multi-step reasoning, leveraging a mix of proprietary models and tools, and operating autonomously over long durations.

You will collaborate with research and engineering teams to translate chip design workflows into robust, scalable agent-driven solutions, using Python, RAG, and cloud services (AWS).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in software development in cloud environment.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade agentic AI systems.
• Solid knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agent performance evaluation.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with AWS.

Responsibilities

• Build Agentic Systems – implement multi-step reasoning agents with memory, RAG, and integrations to tools, databases, and APIs.
• Evaluate and optimize agent performance – define evaluation pipelines, grounding accuracy, reasoning robustness, and long-horizon task completion.
• Orchestrate & optimize – design supervisor/sub-agent patterns, enable coordination across agents, and ensure robustness and scalability.
• Deploy & evolve – deliver production-grade agentic AI workflows on cloud platforms (AWS preferred); monitor and fine-tune performance.
• Collaborate & translate – work with product managers, researchers, and engineers to translate chip design workflows into agent-driven solutions.

Skills

Agentic AI Systems

Evaluation and Optimization

Cloud & Infrastructure

Programming & Development

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

Tools

LangGraph

LangSmith

Job description

Sr. Software Engineer - Agentic AI Systems

About The Role

• We are seeking an AI Engineer to design, implement, and deploy advanced agentic AI systems. In this role, you’ll build production-ready AI agents that can reason across multiple steps, leverage a mixture of proprietary models, integrate with semiconductor design tools, and operate autonomously over a long period of time.
• You’ll work with state of the art frameworks to create pipelines that combine LLM-based reasoning, knowledge grounding, and multi-agent orchestration.
• This is a high-impact role where you’ll partner with research and engineering teams to translate cutting-edge chip design workflows into reliable, scalable agentic solutions for real-world use cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Build Agentic Systems – Implement multi-step reasoning agents with advanced memory, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and integrations to tools, databases, and APIs.
• Evaluate and Optimize Agent Performance – Define and implement evaluation pipelines for agentic systems, including success/failure classification, grounding accuracy, reasoning robustness, tool-use reliability, and long-horizon task completion. Use metrics and benchmarks to continuously improve performance in production environments.
• Orchestrate & Optimize – Design supervisor/sub-agent patterns, enable coordination across agents, and apply best practices for robustness, performance, and scalability.
• Deploy & Evolve – Deliver production-grade agentic AI workflows on cloud platforms (AWS preferred), monitor and evaluate agent performance, and continuously fine-tune for quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate & Translate – Work with product managers, researchers, and engineers to transform complex chip design workflows into agent-driven, end-to-end solutions.

Desired Skillset

• Agentic AI Systems
• Evaluation and Optimization
• Cloud & Infrastructure
• Programming & Development

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in software development in cloud environment
• 2+ years of experience with hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade agentic AI systems with real-world applications.
• Solid working knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agent performance evaluation, and hands-on experience with LangGraph and LangSmith platforms.
• Proficiency in Python and familiarity with backend cloud services (preferably AWS).

Preferred Qualifications

• Contributions to open-source AI projects or frameworks.
• Experience with multi-agent orchestration patterns at scale.
• Knowledge of reinforcement learning, planning algorithms, or autonomous reasoning.
• Track record of deploying agentic AI systems in production at scale

What We Offer

• The chance to work on state-of-the-art AI systems that push the boundaries of autonomy and reasoning.
• A collaborative environment where engineering meets research.
• Competitive compensation and equity in a fast-growing AI startup.
• A culture that values ownership, curiosity, and technical excellence.