Agentic AI Engineer - Conversational AI
Cognizant· enterprise· IT Services· Oct 5, 2026 · 22d ago
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
In office
Full-time
Principal
$147K–$221K est.
6+ years exp
Job description
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
About the Role
As an Agentic AI Engineer - Conversational AI you will make an impact by designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-grade conversational and agentic AI solutions that drive business outcomes for our clients. You will be a valued member of a global engineering team, collaborating with architects, developers, QA teams, product stakeholders, and business leaders to build scalable AI-powered applications leveraging modern cloud technologies and large language models.
In This Role, You Will:
• Lead distributed development teams across onshore and offshore locations.
• Design, develop, and implement conversational AI and agentic AI solutions based on client requirements.
• Architect scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-native AI applications on AWS.
• Collaborate with QA and UAT teams to ensure successful testing, validation, and deployment of solutions.
• Drive technical excellence through best practices in software engineering, AI agent development, and application modernization.
Work Model
We strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role's business requirements, this is a remote position open to qualified applicants. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
What You Must Have to Be Considered
· 6-10 years of experience in software engineering with hands-on experience building conversational AI, Generative AI, or cloud-native applications.
Conversational AI & Agentic AI Platforms
· AWS Lex or Any Other Deterministic Bot
· AWS Bedrock and Bedrock AgentCore
· AWS Strands SDK / Framework
· Voice Bot and Chat Bot development
· Agentic AI application development and orchestration
· Intent modeling, conversation design, prompt engineering, and NLU concepts
· LLM application development, tool calling, function calling, and agent workflows
Cloud & Infrastructure
· Strong hands-on experience with AWS services including:
· Amazon Bedrock
· Bedrock AgentCore
· AWS Lambda
· Amazon S3
· DynamoDB
· API Gateway
· IAM
· CloudWatch
· Knowledge of secure AI/LLM deployment patterns and cloud-native agent architectures – Will be a Plus
Generative AI & Agent Engineering
· Hands-on experience building production-grade Generative AI applications using Amazon Bedrock.
· Experience developing and orchestrating AI agents using Bedrock AgentCore and AWS Strands.
· Experience with LLM orchestration frameworks, tool integrations, and multi-agent workflows.
· Experience implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures(Optional)
· Experience with prompt engineering, model evaluation, grounding, and agent performance tuning.
· Experience securing enterprise AI agents including guardrails, prompt injection mitigation, data protection, access controls, and responsible AI controls.
· Experience optimizing LLM agents for accuracy, latency, scalability, reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
· Experience monitoring and troubleshooting production AI agents and conversational AI systems.
These Will Help You Stand Out
· AWS Certifications such as AWS Certified AI Practitioner, AWS Certified AI Engineer, or equivalent.
· Experience with multi-agent systems and advanced agent orchestration patterns.
· Experience using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, or similar development accelerators (One of the tools is a MUST).
· Experience with conversational analytics, agent evaluation frameworks, and bot performance optimization
· Experience implementing Responsible AI, AI governance, compliance, and enterprise AI security controls.
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role
The annual salary for this position is between $90,000 to $101,000 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
· Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
· Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
· 401(k) plan and contributions
· Long-term/Short-term Disability
· Paid Parental Leave
· Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Additional employment information
Compensation information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Applicants may be required to attend interviews in person or by video conference. In addition, candidates may be required to present their current state or government issued ID during each interview.
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Applicants for US based positions must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The company is unable to provide employment-based immigration sponsorship for US based positions.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email CareersNA2@cognizant.com for roles based in the Americas or CareersIndia2@cognizant.com for roles based in India.
About Cognizant:
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
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