Cognition
2 open Forward Deployed Engineer roles at Cognition. Curated with comp bands.
Comp on the board: $95K–$132K (base).
On the board since Jul 2026 · latest role Aug 2026 · still hiring
Our take
Why Cognition
The clearest proof that even the autonomous-coding leader still needs humans for the last mile — and it pays mostly in equity.
- FDE type
- True forward-deployed
- Travel
- High
- Comp
- Equity-heavy
- Stage
- Late-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Engineers who want ground-floor scope at a hot, fast-scaling company
- People who weight equity and upside over cash base
- Candidates open to a cleared federal seat around Devin
What they do
Cognition builds Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer, and runs a human 'Deployed Engineer' fleet — a dozen postings deep across SF, NYC, Austin, ANZ, Tokyo, Singapore, London, Brazil, South Korea, and a Federal DC seat — to land that product inside customer environments.
What “forward deployed” means here
They dropped the 'Forward,' but it's the same true forward-deployed role: embed with a customer, make the autonomous agent actually ship inside their stack. The unmissable tell is the headcount — when the autonomous-coding leader needs this many people to deploy, the last mile is still human.
Comp & leveling
Comp is largely undisclosed; the Federal seat reads a modest $95K–$132K base, with the equity and ground-floor federal scope carrying the case rather than the cash. At a reported ~$26B valuation, this is an equity-weighted bet, not a top-of-band cash offer.
Growth signals
A dozen open deployed-engineer roles and a dedicated, clearance-oriented Federal group forming around Devin signal aggressive expansion. Ground-floor leverage is real; so is the ambiguity of a role and org still taking shape.
Analysis updated 2026-09-03
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