Senior Generative AI Engineer

About the role

As a Senior Generative AI Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, building and operationalizing AI-enabled engineering solutions. You will develop reusable harnesses, automation workflows and conversational-to-production capabilities that improve software quality and delivery.

You will be a valued member of the technology team and work collaboratively with engineering, architecture, delivery and business stakeholders across greenfield development, brownfield modernization, legacy-system transformation, regulatory and SaaS-conversion initiatives.

In this role, you will:

• Build and harden AI-assisted engineering harnesses using tools such as Windsurf and Claude Code.
• Design and deliver conversational-to-production workflows, from requirements and technical design through development, testing, deployment and production support.
• Automate software testing and solution-delivery processes to improve quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Develop reusable harness skills, templates and frameworks that enable repeatable AI-assisted delivery.
• Create solution-design and technical-design documentation to guide implementation, governance and maintenance.
• Apply commercial generative AI technologies, including Claude, GitHub Copilot and OpenAI GPT models, to address business and engineering challenges.
• Support legacy-system modernization, brownfield initiatives and highly governed regulatory programs.
• Contribute to greenfield development and SaaS-conversion programs.
• Develop AI evaluation, regression-testing and quality-assurance approaches to improve solution reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate technical and business requirements into secure, scalable and production-ready solutions.

Work model

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring four days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, Ontario, or Vancouver, British Columbia.

Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured, we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• 7+ years of professional experience in software engineering, AI engineering, application development or a related technology discipline.
• Hands-on experience with commercial generative AI technologies, including Claude, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI GPT models or comparable platforms.
• Experience building and hardening AI-assisted engineering harnesses, reusable frameworks or templates.
• Experience designing and delivering conversational-to-production workflows across requirements, technical design, development, testing, validation, deployment and production support.
• Experience automating software testing and solution-delivery processes.
• Ability to create clear solution-design and technical-design documentation.
• Experience supporting legacy-system modernization, brownfield, regulatory or highly governed technology programs.
• Experience contributing to greenfield development, enterprise modernization or SaaS-conversion initiatives.
• Strong understanding of artificial intelligence concepts and their practical application in commercial environments.
• Strong technical communication, documentation and stakeholder-collaboration skills.

These will help you stand out

• Experience developing AI evaluation, regression-testing or quality-assurance harnesses.
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, model evaluation, guardrails and responsible AI practices.
• Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications and engineering workflows.
• Experience with Java, cloud platforms or enterprise software modernization.
• Experience creating reusable AI skills or templates adopted by multiple engineering teams.
• Experience establishing engineering standards or mentoring engineers.
• Experience delivering AI-enabled solutions in highly regulated enterprise or consulting environments.

Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $74,250 CAD to $117,500 CAD, plus applicable benefits and other eligible compensation.

The salary offered will depend on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, location, internal equity and business requirements. Cognizant will consider qualified candidates applying in Ontario and British Columbia.

Posting note: Replace the compensation placeholders with the approved salary range before publishing. The range should be realistic, current and aligned with applicable Canadian pay-transparency requirements. Ontario and British Columbia currently require salary or wage information for publicly advertised job postings, subject to applicable exceptions.

We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.

Acerca de Cognizant  
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) es un creador de soluciones de IA y proveedor de servicios tecnológicos que conecta la inversión en IA con el valor empresarial mediante el desarrollo de soluciones de IA full‑stack para sus clientes. Su profundo conocimiento de la industria, junto con su experiencia en procesos e ingeniería, permite incorporar el contexto único de cada organización en sistemas tecnológicos que amplifican el potencial humano, generan resultados tangibles y mantienen a las empresas a la vanguardia en un entorno en constante cambio. Más información en cognizant.ai o @cognizant.

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