Senior Generative AI Engineer - Remote
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: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- 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.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
