Architect, Forward Deployed Engineer (Cogentiq)

Fractal; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

11 paid holidays

Parental Leave 12 weeks

PTO policy

Job summary

Fractal seeks Forward Deployed Engineers to join the founding Cogentiq team. You will work across software, AI, and enterprise integration with customers to design and deploy AI-powered solutions and production-grade integrations.

Collaborate with AI and platform engineers, product managers, and architects to continuously improve the Cogentiq platform and drive enterprise impact. This is a hands-on role at a fast-paced company in New York.

Qualifications

• Production-grade backend and distributed systems experience.
• Proficient with Python; Java/TypeScript a plus.
• Experience with REST APIs, Git, and modern dev practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production-grade AI applications on Cogentiq.
• Deploy enterprise AI solutions from PoC to production.
• Build enterprise integrations with SAP, Salesforce, Workday, and more.
• Develop connectors, APIs, SDKs, and automation components.
• Design secure, scalable cloud-native architectures and services.
• Collaborate with customer teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Troubleshoot deployments and ensure reliability and security.
• Share learnings back to Cogentiq platform and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Python

Backend development

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Git

Java

TypeScript

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

Job description

Location

New York, NY

Note

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at this time.

About Cogentiq

Cogentiq is Fractal's Enterprise AI platform that enables organizations to build, deploy, and govern intelligent AI agents grounded in enterprise context. By connecting AI with enterprise knowledge, business systems, and workflows, Cogentiq empowers enterprises to solve complex business problems with trustworthy, scalable, and production‑ready AI.

Position Overview

We are looking for Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to join the founding Cogentiq team. As an FDE, you will work at the intersection of software engineering, AI, enterprise integration, and customer success, partnering closely with enterprise customers to design and deploy AI‑powered solutions, build production‑grade integrations, and shape the evolution of the Cogentiq platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production‑grade AI applications using the Cogentiq platform.
• Deploy enterprise AI solutions from proof of concept to production.
• Build integrations with enterprise applications such as SAP, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Snowflake, Databricks, and other business systems.
• Develop reusable connectors, APIs, SDKs, MCP servers, and automation components.
• Design secure, scalable, cloud‑native architectures and build reliable backend services and microservices.
• Collaborate directly with customer engineering and business teams to understand requirements, conduct technical workshops, and deliver successful AI solutions.
• Troubleshoot production deployments, optimize system performance, and ensure reliability and security.
• Capture learnings from customer deployments and contribute reusable capabilities back to the Cogentiq platform.
• Work closely with AI engineers, platform engineers, product managers, and solution architects to continuously improve the platform.

Qualifications

Strong Software Engineering fundamentals

• Experience in building production‑grade backend applications, REST APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Proficient in working with databases, Git, and modern software development practices.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Experience in Java or TypeScript is a plus.

AI Engineering

• Hands‑on experience building AI‑powered applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI frameworks, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), tool calling, prompt engineering, and AI evaluation techniques.
• Experience with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and modern AI orchestration frameworks is highly desirable.

Enterprise Integration

• Experience integrating enterprise applications and platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, SharePoint, Snowflake, Databricks, and other business systems.
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns, API‑first architectures, authentication mechanisms such as OAuth, JWT, and SAML, and proficiency working with SQL, REST, and GraphQL APIs.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

• Experience building and deploying cloud‑native applications on Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, event‑driven architectures, messaging platforms, observability, monitoring, and security best practices.

Customer & Product Mindset

• Experience working directly with customers, understanding their business challenges and translating them into elegant technical solutions.
• Communicating effectively with both technical and business stakeholders and comfort leading architecture discussions and technical workshops.
• Experience in ownership of outcomes, quick learning, rapid prototyping, and continuously turning customer‑specific solutions into reusable platform capabilities.

Why Join Cogentiq?

• Join the founding engineering team building Fractal's flagship Enterprise AI platform.
• Work on cutting‑edge technologies including Generative AI, Agentic AI, Enterprise Context, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Knowledge Graphs, and AI Governance.
• Solve complex enterprise challenges for some of the world's leading organizations.
• Influence both customer success and the future direction of the Cogentiq platform.
• Build reusable capabilities that will power enterprise AI deployments across industries.
• Collaborate with a team passionate about redefining how enterprises adopt and scale AI.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for engineers who enjoy solving real customer problems, not just implementing predefined tickets. You should be equally comfortable writing production‑grade code, designing enterprise integrations, collaborating with customer teams, and shaping the future of the Cogentiq platform. If you are excited about building enterprise‑grade AI systems that create meaningful business impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Pay

Up to $150,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.

Benefits

As a full‑time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment. The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave and follows a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take the time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.