Conversational AI Platform Engineer, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About the Role

As a Conversational AI Platform Engineer, you will make an impact by designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-grade conversational AI solutions, voice and chat bots, and agentic AI applications powered by AWS services and Large Language Models (LLMs). You will be a valued member of the AI Engineering team and work collaboratively with architects, cloud engineers, product owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams to deliver innovative AI-driven solutions.

In this role, you will:

Design, develop, and deploy conversational AI platforms, including voice bots and chat bots, using AWS Lex and other deterministic bot technologies.
Build and orchestrate Agentic AI applications leveraging Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, and AWS Strands SDK/Framework.
Develop production-grade Generative AI and LLM-based applications utilizing tool calling, function calling, multi-agent workflows, and agent orchestration patterns.
Design intent models, conversation flows, prompts, and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) capabilities to deliver highly effective user experiences.
Monitor, optimize, troubleshoot, and continuously improve AI agents and conversational systems for accuracy, latency, scalability, reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.

Work Model

We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants in the United States. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.

What You Need to Have to Be Considered

Strong hands-on experience developing Conversational AI and Agentic AI platforms using Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock AgentCore, AWS Lex, AWS Strands SDK/Framework, and related AWS AI services.
Hands-on experience building production-grade Generative AI solutions using Amazon Bedrock, including LLM application development, agent workflows, tool calling, and function calling.
Strong experience designing and developing voice bot and chat bot solutions, including intent modeling, conversation design, prompt engineering, and NLU concepts.
Strong AWS cloud development experience including AWS Lambda, Amazon S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, IAM, and CloudWatch.
Experience securing enterprise AI applications through guardrails, prompt injection mitigation, data protection, access controls, responsible AI controls, and AI security best practices.
Experience monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing AI agents and conversational AI platforms in production environments.
Hands-on experience with conversational analytics, agent evaluation frameworks, and bot performance optimization.
Experience using at least one AI-assisted development platform such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, or a similar development accelerator.

These Will Help You Stand Out

Knowledge of secure AI/LLM deployment patterns and cloud-native agent architectures.
Experience developing advanced multi-agent systems and complex agent orchestration patterns.
Experience implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
AWS certifications such as AWS Certified AI Practitioner, AWS Certified AI Engineer, or equivalent.
Experience implementing Responsible AI, AI governance, compliance, enterprise AI security controls, and model evaluation frameworks.

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.

Applications will be accepted until: 10/30/2026

Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary and Other Compensation

The annual salary for this position is between $84,000pa - $130,000pa 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.

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.

Additional employment information
Compensation 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.

Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.

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, state or local laws.

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