You will build the next generation of AI-native development tools, including the Windsurf IDE and Devin agent experiences. This role involves designing and shipping high-polish interfaces that make complex autonomous workflows feel intuitive. Working in a small, elite team of competitive programmers, you will own features end-to-end to redefine software creation.
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Product Engineer at Cognition
Software creation is changing forever. Join the elite 35-person AI lab behind Devin, the world's first autonomous AI software engineer, and the Windsurf IDE. Founded by world-class competitive programmers and backed by over $400M, this team is building the tools that Fortune 500 companies use to automate development. If you've shipped high-polish products at places like Linear or Stripe and want to define the future of AI-native coding, this is your chance to own the frontlines of the AI revolution in SF or NYC.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
$250k-$350k + Equity
Company
Cognition
Role overview
Information TechnologySan Francisco, United StatesGrowth (VC-backed)
Makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. We are an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents.
We’re building collaborative AI teammates that enable engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower engineering teams to strive for more ambitious goals.
Backed by Founders Fund, 8VC, Khosla Ventures, Conviction Partners, Lux Capital, Definition Capital, Swish Ventures, Elad Gil, Neo, Bain Capital Ventures, Hanabi Capital, D1 Capital.
What you will do
- Design and implement the core user surfaces for the Windsurf IDE and Devin using React and TypeScript.
- Collaborate directly with the founding team to architect and ship growth, onboarding, and agent-interaction flows from spec to production.
- Refine product craft by polishing animations, interactions, and copy to ensure a seamless experience for world-class engineering teams.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven track record of shipping high-polish, beautiful products at top-tier PLG companies like Notion, Linear, Stripe, or Figma.
- Deep expertise in React and TypeScript with a strong eye for design details and the technical judgment to prioritize impact in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience or deep interest in AI developer tools, perhaps coming from competitors like Cursor, Replit, or specialized AI labs.
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite 35-person team featuring 10 IOI gold medalists and alumni from DeepMind, Cursor, and Scale AI at the absolute frontier of AI agents.
- Work for a company backed by $400M+ in funding with a blue-chip customer base including Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, and Citi.
- Influence the standard for how millions of developers interact with AI, moving beyond chat sidebars to fully autonomous, agentic building experiences.
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