CognitionVerified Source

Infrastructure Engineer at Cognition

260K–300K
Onsite · San Francisco, California
Posted August 8, 2026
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Overview

Own agent execution infrastructure and develop the developer platform that powers Devin and Windsurf. Lead reliability scalability and craftsmanship for systems that enable AI agents to run at massive scale. This role demands deep systems engineering and ownership of compute networking and platform solutions.

What You'll Do7

  • 1Design and operate sandboxed compute environments for agent task execution including VM orchestration container management and resource scheduling at scale
  • 2Build and maintain developer platform with CI/CD pipelines deployment systems and internal tooling
  • 3Define SLOs create monitoring and alerting systems lead incident response and improve observability
  • 4Anticipate capacity needs and invest in infrastructure that scales with product growth
  • 5Partner with product engineers to design systems that meet evolving requirements
  • 6Maintain high reliability and security through sandboxing network isolation and multi-tenant best practices
  • 7Collaborate across engineering to deliver seamless experiences for developers using AI tools

Requirements8

  • 15+ years building large-scale distributed infrastructure with proven reliability track record
  • 2Expertise in Kubernetes cloud platforms AWS GCP or Azure and IaC tools like Terraform
  • 3Strong Python skills and experience owning complex codebases
  • 4Deep knowledge of observability practices instrumentation and alert design
  • 5Security and isolation mindset for sandboxed compute environments
  • 6Relevant experience at frontier AI labs or applied AI companies
  • 7BS MS or equivalent from top-tier university
  • 8Candidate understands modern developer tooling and platform engineering

Salary Insight

$260 - $300k per year

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Francisco, California

Required Skills

KubernetesAWSGCPAzureTerraformPythonObservabilityDistributed SystemsSecuritySandboxing
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