Frontier AI Engineer (Agentic) - Remote/Hybrid

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to help build scalable, secure AI-enabled solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners in a cross-functional pod within Cognizant Forward.

Responsibilities include building full-stack and backend services, APIs, and cloud components, while evaluating AI outputs for quality and business relevance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience with Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C# in software projects.
• Foundational knowledge of OOP, data structures, algorithms, testing, and design.
• Exposure to API design, databases, and cloud-native architecture.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy AI-enabled applications, APIs, and scalable systems.
• Support AI-enabled workflows and automation, including context engineering.
• Design and develop full-stack and backend services with cloud components.
• Evaluate AI outputs for quality and business relevance.
• Contribute to knowledge bases, deployment, monitoring, and support.
• Apply responsible AI practices and modern software engineering standards.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

C#

APIs

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation is seeking a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to help build scalable, secure AI-enabled solutions. You will collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and AI practitioners in a cross-functional pod within Cognizant Forward.

Responsibilities include building full-stack and backend services, APIs, and cloud components, while evaluating AI outputs for quality and business relevance.