Cogent SecurityVerified Source

Applied AI Engineer at Cogent Security

100K–300K
Onsite · San Francisco, California
Posted August 6, 2026
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Overview

Cogent Security seeks an innovative AI/ML Engineer to lead the creation of the industry's first AI Cyber Taskforce. This role drives the design and deployment of autonomous AI agents for cybersecurity while scaling our Gen AI Platform. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments and possesses deep expertise in cutting-edge AI technologies. Join us in San Francisco to shape the future of agentic security solutions.

What You'll Do11

  • 1Architect and launch the world’s first AI Cyber Taskforce using autonomous agents for cybersecurity automation
  • 2Design flagship AI agents that automate vulnerability management tasks for design customers
  • 3Identify optimal datasets and develop data representations for AI system development
  • 4Decompose enterprise security workflows into autonomous sub‑tasks for agent modeling
  • 5Experiment with advanced reasoning and planning techniques to enable autonomous system evolution
  • 6Build reusable LLM‑powered components for ranking retrieval and search automation
  • 7Establish frameworks for training evaluating and stress‑testing ML systems
  • 8Propose integration of cutting‑edge ML and Gen AI advancements into Cogent’s platform
  • 9Foster a robust engineering culture through mentorship and team upleveling
  • 10Contribute to Engineering Excellence Operational Excellence and recruiting initiatives
  • 11Own and scale production‑grade AI solutions across multiple seasons

Requirements11

  • 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
  • 23-5 seasons leading AI/ML projects in production environments
  • 3CPC Card certification preferred
  • 4AWS Certified experience required
  • 5Python proficiency essential
  • 6React framework familiarity beneficial
  • 7Kubernetes deployment expertise required
  • 8BCBA certification advantageous
  • 95+ years designing and deploying agentic systems
  • 10Experience with reinforcement learning and NLP
  • 11Familiarity with computer vision and large‑scale generative models

Salary Insight

$100 - $300k per year

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Francisco, California

Required Skills

Machine LearningDeep LearningAI ModelsReinforcement LearningNatural Language ProcessingComputer VisionLarge Scale Generative ModelsLLMsAgentic AutomationAutonomous AgentsScalable Production Systems
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