Frontier AI Engineer (Agentic): Build Scalable AI

Cognizant; Annapolis (MD); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to help build scalable, secure, AI-enabled solutions within Cognizant Forward. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners in a small pod to reimagine business processes and deliver measurable outcomes.

The role supports hybrid work with 3–4 days in office across Plano, TX; Teaneck, NJ; Bridgewater, NJ, or client sites such as NY, San Francisco, DFW, Chicago, and more.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Recent graduate or early-career professional with coursework, internships, co-ops, research, military experience, certifications, hackathons, capstone projects, or personal projects.
• Demonstrated interest in software development, cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, data engineering, or automation.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills, with strong written and verbal communication.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Use AI-assisted and augmented development tools to build, test, debug, deploy, and enhance software solutions and scalable, secure systems.
• Support the development of AI-enabled applications, agentic workflows, and automation solutions, including context and harness engineering.
• Help evaluate AI-generated outputs for quality, accuracy, performance, and business relevance.
• Contribute to knowledge and context systems, retrieval workflows, testing, deployment, monitoring, documentation, and operational support.
• Apply responsible AI principles and engineering best practices while continuously learning new tools and technologies.

Skills

Python

R

MATLAB

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

C#

Azure

AWS

GCP

Prompt engineering

Gen AI

APIs

Databases

Git

Data engineering

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.

Tools

Git

Cloud platforms

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to help build scalable, secure, AI-enabled solutions within Cognizant Forward. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners in a small pod to reimagine business processes and deliver measurable outcomes.

The role supports hybrid work with 3–4 days in office across Plano, TX; Teaneck, NJ; Bridgewater, NJ, or client sites such as NY, San Francisco, DFW, Chicago, and more.