Frontier AI Engineer: Agentic & Scalable Solutions

Cognizant; Topeka (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to help build scalable, cost-optimized AI-enabled solutions for clients. You will join the Cognizant Forward team and collaborate with engineers, architects, data scientists, and AI practitioners in a small cross-functional pod.

The role focuses on AI-assisted development, AI-enabled applications, evaluation of AI outputs, knowledge systems, and responsible AI practices, with a hybrid work model and sites including Plano, TX; Teaneck, NJ;

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Recent graduate or early-career professional with technical experience gained through 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

Cloud platforms

Git

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

related technical discipline

Tools

Git

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to help build scalable, cost-optimized AI-enabled solutions for clients. You will join the Cognizant Forward team and collaborate with engineers, architects, data scientists, and AI practitioners in a small cross-functional pod.

The role focuses on AI-assisted development, AI-enabled applications, evaluation of AI outputs, knowledge systems, and responsible AI practices, with a hybrid work model and sites including Plano, TX; Teaneck, NJ;