# Senior Field Engineer (Pre-Sales/Forward Deployed) at Cognite

- Company: Cognite
- What the company does: Deliver a step-change in productivity, safety, and performance with unified, trustworthy industrial data for every use case. Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://www.cognite.com/en/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: USA (Houston); USA (remote)
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-08-25
- Apply by: 2026-10-09
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/cognite/jobs/4959734101
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cognite-senior-field-engineer-pre-sales-forward-deployed/

## About the role

We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here. Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

## What they're looking for

- Industrial Architecture Expertise: Ability to design scalable architectures that unify siloed IT/OT/ET data into a single source of truth using Cognite Data Fusion®
- 3+ years in forward deployed engineering/pre-sales engineering roles ideally in enterprise SaaS, cloud platforms, or industrial software companies
- Strong engineering background. Preferred fields include but are not limited to Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Machine Learning
- A strong foundation in Python and a deep understanding of the GenAI landscape (embeddings, RAG, and prompt chaining)
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
- Ability and interest to travel up to 50% as needed to be "on the ground" where the impact happens

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