Cogent Security
AI Research Scientist
$100K–$300K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 3, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
New York, NY - Education
- MSc or PhD/DPhil in Computer Science or a closely related technical field.
About the job
Conduct foundational and applied research in automated reasoning, code analysis, and AI-driven security, and translate research into tools and systems for Cogent’s AI platform.
What you'll do
- Develop and publish research on automated reasoning, code analysis, and AI-driven security.
- Create AI techniques, research artifacts, and systems for code reasoning and generation; design automated testing and fuzzing strategies.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams to bring research into the core AI platform.
What they ask for
- Deep hands-on expertise in static or dynamic analysis, formal verification, and/or automated testing and fuzzing.
- Experience developing or applying AI/ML techniques to code reasoning or code generation.
- MSc or PhD/DPhil in Computer Science or a closely related technical field.
- Demonstrated impact through top-tier publications, significant professional research artifacts, or widely adopted open-source contributions.
Nice to have
- Cybersecurity experience, including vulnerability classes, exploit techniques, or secure-by-design systems.
- Familiarity with Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC), such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CDK.
Pay
USD $100,000 - $300,000 annually (base salary)
Tools
Terraform, Pulumi, CDK
AI focus
Research and develop AI techniques for automated reasoning, code analysis, code reasoning and generation, and AI-driven security.
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