Remote Frontier Engineer - AI/Agentic Systems

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays + PTO

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to build scalable, cost-optimized AI-enabled solutions with a cross-functional team. You will design, develop, and deploy full-stack applications, APIs, and cloud-native components while applying responsible AI practices.

The role emphasizes AI-driven development, context and retrieval systems, and robust software engineering. Start cohorts are January 2027 or June 2027, with competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Cyber Security, Mathematics, or a related discipline.
• Experience with Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C# in software projects.
• Fundamental knowledge of software engineering principles: OOP, data structures, algorithms, testing, debugging, and design.
• Exposure to full-stack or backend development: APIs, databases, architectures, integration.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Use AI-assisted tools to build, test, deploy, and enhance software, APIs, and scalable systems.
• Support AI-enabled applications, agentic workflows, and automation solutions.
• Design and develop full-stack apps, backend services, APIs, and cloud-native components.
• Evaluate AI outputs for quality and business relevance.
• Contribute to knowledge bases, testing, deployment, and monitoring.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

C#

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical discipline

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation seeks a Frontier Engineer (AI/Agentic) to build scalable, cost-optimized AI-enabled solutions with a cross-functional team. You will design, develop, and deploy full-stack applications, APIs, and cloud-native components while applying responsible AI practices.

The role emphasizes AI-driven development, context and retrieval systems, and robust software engineering. Start cohorts are January 2027 or June 2027, with competitive salary and benefits.