AI Platform Engineer

Cognizant

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Leandro, CALake Forest, CAScottsdale, AZPittsburgh, PA
Salary: $100,000–$180,000 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Cognizant

Cognizant is a multinational IT services and consulting company offering digital transformation, technology, and business process services. It serves clients across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries worldwide.

Cognizant currently has 292 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · AI Platform Engineer

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The AI Platform Engineer joins the IoT Practice to design, develop, and deploy scalable enterprise AI applications and platforms. This role involves building backend services, REST APIs, and microservices while integrating Generative AI and LLM capabilities into enterprise workflows. The engineer will develop solutions involving RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering to productionize AI/ML models. Key technical requirements include hands-on experience with C#, .NET/.NET Core, and Python. The candidate must manage containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes across cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP. Responsibilities also include maintaining CI/CD pipelines, ensuring API security, and optimizing performance. The work focuses on creating intelligent, IoT-enabled products that merge industry needs with human-centered design to solve complex business problems through modern connected products.

Skills

C# .NET .NET Core Python Generative AI LLM ASP.NET Core REST APIs Microservices RAG Vector Databases Docker Kubernetes Azure AWS GCP CI/CD MLOps React Angular

What you'll do

Design and develop scalable AI-enabled applications and platform services using C#, .NET, and Python.
Build enterprise backend services, REST APIs, and microservices using ASP.NET Core.
Integrate Generative AI and LLM capabilities into enterprise applications and workflows.
Develop solutions involving RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and prompt engineering.
Support the deployment, integration, monitoring, and productionization of AI/ML models.
Develop secure integrations between .NET applications, AI services, and enterprise databases.
Deploy and manage applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for .NET, Python, and AI workloads.

What we're looking for

Strong hands-on development experience with C# and .NET/.NET Core.
Strong experience with ASP.NET Core, Web API, REST APIs, and microservices.
Good programming experience with Python.
Experience developing or integrating AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
Exposure to LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, embeddings, or vector databases.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP (preferred).
Strong experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices.

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