Platform Engineer

About Cognee: Cognee is an innovative company building an open-source memory tool for AI applications and Agents. Our platform is built on top of vector and graph stores, enabling the creation of dynamic memory systems for AI agents. We are replacing traditional RAG systems, thereby reducing developer effort and cost. With over 116,000 pipeline runs last month and projections to exceed a million in the near future, we are rapidly expanding. Cognee is a US-based company with a German subsidiary, and we are focused on automating data storage, enrichment, and personalization for LLM in-context learning. Our product, Cognee, provides a modular ECL (Extract, Cognify, Load) pipeline system and supports integration with various data sources and LLM providers. We are committed to making open-source an enjoyable experience and are growing our team to meet the increasing demand for our platform.

About The Role: We are seeking a Platform Engineer to build and scale the infrastructure that powers Cognee. You will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable systems, CI/CD pipelines, and developer tools. This role is critical in enabling our users to build and deploy AI memory solutions efficiently.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain scalable infrastructure for Cognee deployments across cloud environments
• Develop self-service platforms and tooling for client onboarding and management
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for reliable software delivery
• Create monitoring, observability, and alerting systems for production environments
• Build developer tools, SDKs, and APIs that enable seamless Cognee integration
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management
• Collaborate with engineering teams to improve developer experience and deployment velocity
• Engage with the open-source community and maintain comprehensive documentation

Required Skills and Ideal Candidate:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, DevOps, or related field
• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or DevOps Engineer with production system ownership
• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi)
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and monitoring stacks
• Strong Python skills and experience with infrastructure automation
• Knowledge of database systems, message queues, and distributed system patterns
• Excellent problem-solving skills and experience building developer-facing tools
• A link to your GitHub profile showcasing relevant infrastructure and tooling projects

Benefits:

• 100k EUR + 0.5% equity
• Flexible hours
• Company sponsored meals
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge open-source AI tools
• Collaborative and innovative environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• Flexible working hours and location (hybrid)