Senior Generative AI Engineer - Remote

Cognizant; Arkansas; On-site; USD 46,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

Cognizant, based remotely with a physical presence in Sunnyvale, CA, seeks a Senior Generative AI Engineer. You will design and implement AI solutions, build APIs, and fine-tune models to meet performance and governance standards.

You will collaborate across business and technical teams, mentor junior developers, and drive best practices in AI across projects. This role offers remote work with occasional in-person interviews as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience with LangChain, LlamaIndex, LangGraph.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Java.
• Experience integrating OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini APIs.
• Familiarity with Llama 3, Mistral, and Hugging Face models.
• Knowledge of prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and fine-tuning.
• Experience with vector stores like Pinecone, Chroma, Milvus.
• Understanding of multi-agent workflows and tool calling.
• Experience using TruLens, Ragas, and LLM-as-a-judge.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Generative AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, and agent frameworks.
• Build, integrate, and optimize AI-powered apps and APIs for business use cases.
• Develop prompt engineering, context management, and model fine-tuning strategies.
• Ensure AI solutions meet performance, scalability, security, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to identify AI opportunities.
• Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and drive AI best practices.

Skills

LangChain

LlamaIndex

LangGraph

Python

SQL

Java

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google Gemini

Llama 3

Mistral

Hugging Face

Prompt engineering

RAG pipelines

fine-tuning

Pinecone

Chroma

Milvus

Multi-agent systems

tool calling

TruLens

Ragas

LLM-as-a-judge

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

LangGraph

Python

SQL

Java

OpenAI

Anthropic

Google Gemini

Llama 3

Mistral

Hugging Face

Pinecone

Chroma

Milvus

Multi-agent workflows

Job description

Senior Generative AI Engineer - Remote

• Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.
• Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Important Disclaimers

• Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.
• Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

In This Role, You Will

• Design and develop Generative AI solutions using LLMs, RAG, and AI agent frameworks.
• Build, integrate, and optimize AI-powered applications and APIs for business use cases.
• Develop prompt engineering, context management, and model fine-tuning strategies.
• Ensure AI solutions meet performance, scalability, security, and governance standards.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to identify and implement AI opportunities.
• Mentor junior developers, conduct code reviews, and drive AI best practices across projects.

Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Work model

Remote

What You Need To Have To Be Considered

• Frameworks: LangChain, LlamaIndex, and LangGraph
• Core Languages: Python, SQL, and Java
• APIs: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini
• OSS Models: Llama 3, Mistral, and Hugging Face
• Techniques: Prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and fine-tuning
• Vector Stores: Pinecone, Chroma, and Milvus
• Agentic Workflows: Multi-agent systems and tool calling
• Evaluation: TruLens, Ragas, and LLM-as-a-judge

Salary And Other Compensation

Applications will be accepted until 10/9/2026.

The annual salary for this position is between $46K – 93,500K depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• 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

Disclaimer

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.