Software Engineering Manager, ATLAS AI

About Cognite

Cognite is gearing up for an exciting year of growth in 2026. As we expand our global footprint and scale our impact across industries, we’re building our team with talented, forward-thinking individuals who want to make a difference. Even if you don’t see a role that matches your experience today, we encourage you to apply and join our talent community. As immediate opportunities open up, our recruiting team will reach out to connect and explore how your skills align with our growing needs. Join us as we continue to innovate and transform how industrial data drives the world forward.

In the realm of industrial digital transformation, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Pharma and other Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

Our values

Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves.

Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success. 

Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth. 

We are seeking a customer-focused Software Engineering Manager at Cognite’s HQ in Phoenix, AZ to lead a team of 5-10 engineers, developing services and applications for industrial AI. Atlas AI is Cognite’s agent builder workbench and agentic runtime that uses LLMs, RAG, and other tools to help optimize and automate industrial business processes leveraging a contextualized knowledge graph. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a high-performing team to drive the development of technologies that transform industrial operations and make data interaction intuitive, effortless, and empowering. Your work will directly impact industrial efficiency and sustainability, which is critical to our mission of powering a high-tech, sustainable, and profitable industrial future.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading technology teams, a deep understanding of SaaS software, and a passion for driving innovation. As a technical leader, you will collaborate with a cross-functional team consisting of designers, product managers, and program managers to ensure the team builds the right product that is of excellent quality and is delivered on time.

• Lead a team of 5-10 software engineers.
• Develop services, applications, and AI agents and tools to enable industrial software customers to unlock the value of their operational data, and automate complex workflows.
• Drive the team to build, operate, and support production-grade SaaS software, including establishing on-call rotations, defining service level objectives (SLOs), and ensuring a fast and effective incident response process.
• Champion a culture of quality by establishing automated code coverage goals, implementing comprehensive telemetry and monitoring for all services, and developing robust testing strategies to ensure the reliability and scalability of our industrial AI solutions.
• Coach engineers to have a high impact on the team, regardless of their background, seniority, or understanding of the domain.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team consisting of designers, product managers and program managers to ensure the team builds the right product, that is of excellent quality and is delivered on time.
• Collaborate with industrial domain experts to deeply understand pain points, unmet needs, and opportunities to enhance operational efficiency through AI and data liberation.
• Unblock the team and collaborate with stakeholders outside the team to resolve and mitigate problems.
• Help your team with code reviews and documentation, and write code yourself.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading and managing software engineers.
• Expertise relevant to our tech stack. Kubernetes systems in a multi-cloud environment (Azure, AWS, GCP), frontend TypeScript and React, backend Python.
• Understanding of software engineering and best practices for the full development life cycle including coding standards, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Understanding of generative AI and/or machine learning, and familiarity with the tools and methodologies around them, for instance for measuring accuracy.
• Experience building applications on top of AI/ML models or large language models (LLMs).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A genuine and keen interest in building the competency of engineers.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A snapshot of our many perks and benefits as a Cogniter

* Competitive compensation

* 401(k) with employer matching

* Competitive health, dental, vision & disability coverages for employees and all dependents

* Unlimited PTO

* Paid Parental Leave Program

* Employee Referral Program

* Join a team of 60+ different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝.

* A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more

* Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries

* Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.

* Paid mobile phone and WiFI

Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀

* Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. 

* We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainability for clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. 

* Cognite Earns 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award; Recognized as a Global Leader in Energy & Resources and Industrials & Manufacturing

* Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader!

* Built In 2024 Best Places to Work in Austin, TX and Houston, TX

* Cognite Recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year

* Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇

Apply today!

If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team.

We encourage you to follow us on Cognite LinkedIn; we post all our openings there.

Equal Opportunity

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment; everyone we hire will receive the same level of consideration for training, compensation, and promotion. 

We ask for gender as part of our application because we want to ensure equal assessment in the recruitment process. Your answer will help us reach this commitment! However, the question about gender is optional and your choice not to answer will not affect the assessment of your application in any way.