Principal Full-Stack AI Engineer - Platform Architect
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job ID: 00070578971
About the role
As a Principal Full-Stack AI Engineer - Platform Architect, you will lead the design and development of a next-generation enterprise AI platform. You will architect core platform services, establish engineering standards, and build scalable AI solutions that enable teams to rapidly develop, deploy, and govern AI-powered applications and agents.
In this role, you will:
- Design and build the core architecture, frameworks, and shared services that power enterprise AI platforms and agent ecosystems.
- Develop scalable AI capabilities including model orchestration, lifecycle management, governance, observability, and memory services.
- Create reusable tools, patterns, and automation that accelerate AI agent development and deployment.
- Establish best practices for cloud-native engineering, security, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and platform reliability.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership through architecture reviews and engineering excellence.
Work model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. This role requires working from a Cognizant or client office in New York, NY on designated days each week.
What you need to have to be considered
- Extensive experience building and operating large-scale, production-grade software platforms.
- Strong expertise in Python and at least one additional language such as Go, Java, or TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, containers, Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud-native architectures.
- Deep knowledge of Generative AI, LLMs, agent frameworks, RAG, orchestration, and AI platform technologies.
- Experience implementing security, governance, observability, and enterprise-scale platform controls.
- Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence engineering strategy.
These will help you stand out
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform, including GKE, Vertex AI, BigQuery, and IAM.
- Expertise in multi-agent systems, AI governance, and model lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with MLflow, OpenTelemetry, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Ray, DeepSpeed, or vLLM.
- Experience building enterprise AI platforms or developer enablement frameworks.
- Strong mentoring and technical leadership experience.
Salary and Other Compensation:
Applicants will be accepted till 10/30/2026
Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
The annual salary for this position will be in the range of $140,000 - $160,000 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.
Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, creativity, productivity, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We want someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft meaningful solutions through true collaboration.
If you are content with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we’d love to hear from you!
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À savoir avant de postuler
- Autorisation de travail: Cognizant ne prendra en considération que les candidats à ce poste qui sont légalement autorisés à travailler au Canada sans avoir besoin d'un parrainage de l'employeur, aujourd'hui ou à l'avenir.
- Mesures d’adaptation: Si vous avez un handicap qui nécessite des mesures d’adaptation raisonnable pour effectuer une recherche d’emploi ou poser une candidature, veuillez envoyer un courriel à [email protected] avec votre demande et vos coordonnées.
- L’IA dans notre processus de recrutement: Nous utilisons des outils d'intelligence artificielle (IA) pour trier et évaluer les candidatures efficacement. Notre équipe examine ensuite les candidatures et décide qui passe à l’étape suivante.
- Poste à pourvoir: Sauf indication contraire, ce poste est actuellement vacant et nous cherchons à le pourvoir.
- Exigences linguistiques: Nous demandons à tous les candidats de posséder une connaissance de base de l’anglais afin de faciliter les communications internes. Pour les postes au Québec, la capacité à communiquer efficacement en anglais est requise car vous fournirez des services à et collaborerez avec des parties prenantes anglophones situées hors de la province.
- Inclusion: Cognizant est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité d’accès à l’emploi. Votre candidature et votre dossier ne seront pas examinés en fonction de la race, de la couleur, du sexe, de la religion, des croyances, de l'orientation sexuelle, de l'identité de genre, de l'origine nationale, du handicap, des renseignements génétiques, de la grossesse, du statut d'ancien combattant ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois fédérales, provinciales ou locales.
À propos de Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) est un AI Builder et une entreprise de services numériques (ESN) élaborant des solutions complètes d’IA maximisant les investissements pour des résultats concrets. Sa profonde expertise des métiers, des processus et des technologies lui permet d’intégrer dans les systèmes technologiques le contexte unique de chaque organisation de l’ingénierie à la production à l’échelle. Son objectif: améliorer l’efficacité des équipes, créer de la valeur et permettre aux grandes entreprises de rester performantes dans un monde qui évolue rapidement. Pour en savoir plus: cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
