About the job
About Cogent Security
Cogent Security is dedicated to thwarting breaches and combating cybercrime through cutting-edge innovations in generative AI systems. We are pioneering the world's first AI cyber taskforce, which comprises AI agents capable of human-like reasoning and execution of cybersecurity tasks, autonomously safeguarding organizations against emerging threats. Our technology is currently being utilized by some of the globe's most prestigious institutions, including public companies, elite universities, and Fortune 500 corporations across various sectors.
Founded by a dynamic team of former engineering and product leaders, Cogent brings together decades of expertise in cybersecurity and technology. Our initial team operates entirely in-person from San Francisco and New York, consisting of top-tier software engineering and machine learning talent from renowned companies such as Abnormal Security, Coinbase, Microsoft, Tesla, and Stripe. To fuel our ambitious growth trajectory, we have successfully secured significant Seed funding from leading investors and angels in the fields of AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise software.
As we pursue our mission, we continually strive to achieve the following core values:
- Ambition for Excellence: We set high standards and consistently measure our progress against them.
- Customer Centricity: We are deeply committed to understanding our customers' challenges and innovating to provide optimal solutions.
- Intellectual Honesty: We welcome difficult conversations and actively seek to uncover the truth.
- Intentionality: We exercise sound judgment and are mindful of our decisions.
- Extreme Ownership: We take responsibility for our work and never use the phrase “not my problem.”
- Velocity / Bias for Action: We prioritize action and do not procrastinate on tasks that can be accomplished today.
As we expand our founding team, we seek talented and driven individuals eager to make impactful contributions in the Applied AI domain!

