Do the best work of your life. With people who care.
Cognexa is a small, senior, remote-first team building the next generation of AI image tools. We're hiring across every function — and we'd rather wait for the right person than fill a seat fast.
Small team. Big ambition. Real ownership.
We're not a 500-person org with five layers between you and the work. We're a focused team where every role is meaningful, every voice is heard, and the things you ship actually reach users this quarter — often this week.
If you've ever joined a company hoping you'd "have real impact" and then spent two years in meetings about meetings, you'll recognize what we're trying to avoid. The opposite of that is what we're building.
Craft is the floor
We hire people who care obsessively about the quality of their work — and trust them to set the bar higher than we ever could from the outside.
Async by default
We protect long, uninterrupted stretches of focus. Meetings exist when they're the best tool for the job, and not a minute longer.
Kindness scales
We disagree directly, generously, and in writing. Politics, ego games, and performative urgency don't survive here.
Ownership is real
You don't ask permission to fix things. If you see a problem and you have a thoughtful fix, ship it. We'll back you up.
What a week actually looks like
A typical week is mostly long stretches of focused work, two or three short syncs with the people you collaborate with most, a friendly Friday demo where everyone shows what they shipped, and weekends that are actually yours. We don't romanticize burnout. We measure ourselves by what we produce, not by how exhausted we look producing it.
Mornings are yours
No standups, no status pings. Use them for your deepest work — or your kid's school run. We don't care which.
Writing > talking
Decisions are written down. Anyone can read them, anywhere in the world, weeks later. Nothing important lives only in someone's head.
Friday demos
Once a week we show each other what we shipped. It's the best 45 minutes of the week, every week.
The basics, done generously
We don't have ping pong tables or kombucha on tap because we don't have an office. What we do have is a set of benefits designed for adults with full lives outside of work.
Truly remote
Work from wherever you do your best thinking. We hire for talent, not zip code, and we mean it.
Great healthcare
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your family, wherever you live.
Meaningful equity
Every full-time team member shares in the upside of what we build together.
Learning budget
Generous annual budget for books, courses, conferences, and anything else that makes you sharper.
Best-in-class gear
A modern laptop, monitor, chair, and whatever else you need to set up a workspace you love.
Real time off
Unlimited PTO with a minimum (not a maximum). We track that people actually take it — and we mean that, too.
Parental leave
Generous, gender-neutral parental leave with a thoughtful ramp-back. Family comes first.
Co-working stipend
Prefer a co-working space or quiet café days? We cover it. Whatever helps you do great work.
Clear, respectful, and not too long
Most hiring processes are a black box. Ours isn't. Here's what to expect, in order. The whole thing usually takes two to three weeks — faster if we both move quickly.
- 01
Apply
Send us a short note about why this role interests you, a link or two showing work you're proud of, and your resume. No cover letter theatrics required — we read what you write.
- 02
Intro call (30 min)
A relaxed conversation with someone on the team. We learn about you, you learn about us, we both decide if it's worth going deeper.
- 03
Craft conversation (60 min)
A focused conversation about the work itself — a system you've designed, a model you've trained, a product you've shipped. We're more interested in how you think than in trick questions.
- 04
Paid work sample
A small, paid take-home or paired session that mirrors a real piece of the job. We respect your time and pay for it. Typically 4–6 hours over a week.
- 05
Team meet & founder chat
Meet two or three people you'd work with closely, plus a final conversation with Ramesh about the bigger picture.
- 06
Offer & references
We move fast on offers once we know. We'll talk through compensation transparently and check references on both sides.
Where we're hiring right now
Don't see your role? We're always interested in unusually talented people. Email us directly — tell us what you do and where you'd want to fit.
Engineering
3 openOwn end-to-end product features in our React + TanStack stack, from API design to the pixels users see.
Help us keep our GPU fleet fast, cheap, and reliable. Deep work on inference, autoscaling, and observability.
Build the systems our researchers stand on — training pipelines, evaluation frameworks, and model deployment.
AI Research
2 openPush the quality, speed, and controllability of our generation models. Publish if you want to.
Bridge the gap between research and production. Turn promising papers into features users feel.
Product Design
2 openOwn the look, feel, and flow of Cognexa end-to-end. Work directly with engineering and the founder.
Shape how Cognexa shows up in the world — site, social, launches, ads, and everything in between.
Marketing
2 openSales
1 openPartner with marketing teams at large brands and agencies to bring Cognexa into their workflows.
Customer Success
1 openBe the human our customers can count on. Onboard, support, and grow the accounts you own.
Operations
1 openHelp us hire thoughtfully, onboard warmly, and scale without losing what makes Cognexa feel like Cognexa.
A note on who we hire
Cognexa is an equal opportunity employer. We hire based on talent, character, and craft — regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability. We're committed to building a team that reflects the breadth of the people we serve.
If you need accommodations at any point in the process, just let us know. We'll work with you to make sure you have a fair shot at showing us your best work.
Think you'd thrive here?
Apply to an open role, or send us a thoughtful note about what you'd want to build. Every application is read by a human. We try to reply to all of them.