Senior AI Solutions Engineer (Hybrid) – Backend & AI Workflows

Cognizant; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

EAP

401(k) plan with company contributions

Paid PTO and holidays

Wellbeing and recognition programs

Professional development and career成长

Job summary

Cognizant in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior AI Solutions Engineer (Backend/Python/Typescript) to design, build, and deploy AI-powered software solutions for clients. You will work with client stakeholders, product teams, and engineering leaders to translate business needs into scalable production applications in a cloud-first environment.

The role emphasizes Python/TypeScript backend development, AI agent workflows, REST/GraphQL APIs, AWS deployments, and CI/CD with containers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering delivering production-grade applications, back-end services, APIs, and data solutions.
• Strong proficiency in Python and TypeScript.
• Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools and agentic AI frameworks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend applications and services using Python and TypeScript.
• Build and integrate AI-powered solutions, agentic workflows, and automation capabilities using modern AI tools and frameworks.
• Develop APIs, integrations, and data services using REST and GraphQL architectures.
• Deploy and support applications in AWS cloud environments utilizing CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments.
• Partner directly with clients to gather requirements, define technical solutions, and deliver business value.
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and enhance existing applications while maintaining high standards of performance, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to rapidly prototype and scale innovative technology solutions.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

AWS

CI/CD

APIs

Client communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

REST

GraphQL

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Cognizant in Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior AI Solutions Engineer (Backend/Python/Typescript) to design, build, and deploy AI-powered software solutions for clients. You will work with client stakeholders, product teams, and engineering leaders to translate business needs into scalable production applications in a cloud-first environment.

The role emphasizes Python/TypeScript backend development, AI agent workflows, REST/GraphQL APIs, AWS deployments, and CI/CD with containers.