Senior Backend Software Engineer, Atlas AI

Overview

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI and data solutions that solve some of the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements. Our moonshot is bold: unlock $100B in customer value by 2035 and redefine how global industry works. We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to be a core contributor in scaling our AI capabilities.

Your work will be central to building the robust, scalable backend services that power intelligent agents and integrate them into Cognite s core offerings. You will help define the architecture that brings these agents to life, ensuring they are reliable, performant, and secure.

• Build Scalable Systems:
  Design and implement resilient backend services and APIs that can handle high volumes of industrial data and complex AI workflows.
• Orchestrate Industrial AI:
  Evaluate, implement, and benchmark Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents, focusing on the backend infrastructure required to serve these models at scale.
• Drive Operational Excellence:
  Champion a "built to run" mindset by implementing comprehensive telemetry, automated testing, and CI/CD patterns to ensure our SaaS offerings meet strict SLOs.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally:
  Work closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and industrial domain experts to translate complex customer needs into elegant technical solutions.

• Develop and maintain high-performance backend services primarily in Python, ensuring high code quality and test coverage.
• Build and manage infrastructure on Kubernetes across a multi-cloud environment (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Design and optimize data schemas and access patterns for industrial time-series and relational data.
• Backend integration of generative AI capabilities, including RAG pipelines and agentic workflows.
• Participate in on-call rotations and take ownership of the production health of the services you build.
• Mentor mid-level and junior engineers through technical guidance and architectural oversight.

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a focus on backend systems.
• Python Expertise:
  Authoritative knowledge of Python and its ecosystem. Experience with other languages like Kotlin, Java, or Rust is a plus.
• Cloud Native Proficiency:
  Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale systems in a multi-cloud environment using Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.
• Distributed Systems:
  Proven track record of building scalable APIs and microservices that interact with complex data stores (SQL, No
  
  SQL, or Graph databases).

• Applied AI Interest: A strong interest in (or experience with) LLMs and AI/ML frameworks. You are excited to build the "plumbing" that makes AI useful in a production industrial setting.
• Ownership Mentality:
  You don t just write code; you take responsibility for how that code performs in production and how it solves the customer s problem.
• Communication:
  Excellent verbal and written English communication skills; able to explain complex architectural trade-offs to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience building production-grade applications on top of LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Lang Chain, etc.).
• Knowledge of Graph
  
  QL or graph databases (e.g., Neo4j).
• Familiarity with industrial protocols (OPC-UA, MQTT) or time-series databases.
• Prior experience in a high-growth SaaS environment with a strong engineering culture.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and managing containerized workloads in Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines using Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, or similar tools.

• Competitive compensation
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Parental Leave Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Join a team of 60+ different nationalities with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus.
• A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization.
• Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on ambitious projects across industries
• Join our HUB to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
• Paid mobile phone and Wi Fi

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.