About Cogent Security
Cogent is an Applied AI Lab building the next generation of AI agents for cybersecurity. AI has fundamentally changed how attacks happen, allowing malicious actors to operate at unprecedented speed and scale. Cogent’s "AI Taskforce" assesses petabytes of enterprise data to remediate these issues before critical breaches occur.
To stay at the cutting edge, we blend frontier research with real-world execution. Alongside our core product work, Cogent Research serves as our applied AI lab, providing the research horsepower needed to make truly agentic security workflows a reality.
Since coming out of stealth, Cogent has experienced rapid growth. We partner with Fortune 500 companies to secure some of the most complex production environments in the world.
We’re backed by Greylock and we’ve built a team with the best minds in applied AI. Our team is comprised of people from:
Top universities like Stanford, Berkeley, Penn, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Waterloo
Unicorn, high-growth companies like Scale AI, Databricks, Stripe, Tesla, Coinbase
World class cybersecurity experts from Wiz, Abnormal AI, Zscaler
Preeminent research labs like Deepmind and SAIL
About the Role
Cogent is building the world's first AI cyber taskforce, which is composed of AI agents capable of human-caliber reasoning for cybersecurity tasks. We are looking for talented, ambitious Senior and Staff Engineers who are excited to build in the Applied AI space.
What You’ll Do & Achieve
What You’ll Bring
5+ years of professional experience as a hands-on engineer, working across the full software stack and leading the development of scalable, high-quality applications
Expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining backend systems, including microservices, APIs, and databases, to support modern web applications
Strong experience with frontend development, including modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Vue, Angular) and web technologies (HTML, CSS, TypeScript)
Ability to work across the stack, integrating backend services with dynamic, user-facing frontends to deliver seamless, performant product experiences
Proficient in API design (RESTful, GraphQL, or gRPC) and integrating with both internal and external systems
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and deployment pipelines (CI/CD) in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Solid experience in Agile development processes, including code reviews, sprint planning, and collaborative cross-functional team work to deliver full-stack product features
For California Based Applicants
The standard base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $300,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse company. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race.
