Staff AI Engineer

Cobalt

Remote regions

US Europe

Salary range

$275,000–$300,000/yr

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What You'll Do:

  • Set technical direction for agent systems across teams, including orchestration, tool use, context and memory management, human oversight and failure recovery.
  • Design and operate shared foundations: evaluation frameworks, agent observability, execution controls, and model access with routing and failover.
  • Establish evaluation practices measuring task completion, accuracy, security, and cost per successful task.

What We're Looking For:

  • Significant software engineering experience (8-10+ years) with technical leadership across teams.
  • Hands-on experience building and operating LLM-based agents in production, with strong knowledge of agent architectures.
  • Strong backend and distributed systems fundamentals, including APIs, asynchronous workflows, concurrency, and fault tolerance.

Why You Should Join:

  • Work at the forefront of the pentesting industry with experienced senior leaders and ongoing mentorship.
  • Earn competitive compensation with an attractive equity plan, plus benefits like 401(k), medical, dental, vision, and generous paid time off.
  • Enjoy stipends for wellness, work-from-home equipment, and learning & development.

Cobalt

Cobalt runs AI agents in production that test real customer applications, operating at the forefront of the pentesting industry. The company is rapidly expanding, offering a collaborative culture with mentorship, competitive compensation, and a focus on growth.

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