AI Support Engineer
On-siteSingapore, Singapore
Job Summary
AI Support Engineer at Cognition, part of an applied AI lab building Devin and Windsurf, responsible for resolving complex technical issues for customers using Devin and Windsurf in real-world development environments. You will investigate ambiguous, environment-specific problems across codebases, infrastructure, developer tooling, CI/CD systems, APIs, containers, and cloud platforms; reproduce bugs, analyze logs, trace failures, form root-cause hypotheses, and drive issues to resolution quickly and rigorously. You will communicate clearly with customers, partner with engineering for deeper product investigation, educate customers on best practices, and help build internal playbooks, tooling, automations, and documentation to speed future investigations. Additional duties include identifying recurring failure modes and providing actionable feedback to product and deployment teams, and supporting release testing and quality efforts across diverse environments and workflows. The role emphasizes strong debugging instincts, broad systems knowledge, and the ability to operate with urgency in a high-volume customer support setting, with a deep enthusiasm for AI and developer tools.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in a technical role such as software engineering, infrastructure engineering, solutions engineering, technical support engineering, or developer tooling
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Working knowledge of Linux, Docker, Git, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms such as AWS/GCP/Azure, and networking fundamentals
- Demonstrated ability to reproduce, isolate, and debug technical issues from incomplete or ambiguous reports
- Experience analyzing logs, traces, errors, and system behavior across distributed or multi-component systems
- Strong ability to read and reason about code in multiple languages, such as Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, or similar
- Strong written communication skills, especially when explaining technical findings to customers and internal engineering teams
- Ability to operate with urgency in a fast-paced environment while managing a steady stream of incoming issues
- Passion for AI, developer tools, and the future of software engineering
Desired Qualifications
- Experience building internal tools, scripts, or automations to accelerate debugging, support, or QA workflows.
- Familiarity with LLMs, AI-assisted development tools, IDEs, or developer productivity platforms.
- Experience in high-volume technical support or customer engineering environments.
- Experience debugging issues that span multiple layers of the stack, such as application logic, infrastructure, authentication, third-party APIs, networking, or deployment configuration.
- Prior experience working directly with engineering teams to escalate, diagnose, and resolve product issues.
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