Principal AI Engineer
Kognity
Education changes lives.
But tech hasn’t lived up to its promise—yet. At Kognity, we’re here to change that.
We blend smart pedagogy with cutting-edge tech to create powerful, engaging learning experiences. Every student, everywhere, deserves the tools to succeed—no matter their background. We're on a mission to make that happen.
Why Kognity is the place to be:
✨ Educational Innovation – Build cutting-edge solutions that actually make learning better.
🌍 Global Reach – Our platform supports educators and learners in over 120 countries.
🤝 Collaborative Culture – You’ll work with brilliant, kind people who care about what they do.
📈 Real Growth – From personal development to career progression, we’ve got your back.
What you’ll do:
📊 Shape our AI strategy – Work across Product and Tech to define where and how we use AI. Help teams run solid experiments, measure impact, and focus on what matters.
🛠️ Build the AI foundations – Design and lead the development of shared infrastructure (like prompt orchestration, eval tooling, and model abstraction) that powers AI features across the product.
💰 Own cost and vendor management – Keep AI usage smart and efficient. You'll handle contracts, budgets, and help teams understand the tradeoffs of different tools and models.
🔐 Make AI safe and compliant – Work with Legal and Security to ensure safe, auditable, policy-compliant AI usage—with automation where possible.
🧑🏫 Level up the whole org – Lead our AI Champs network and drive internal knowledge-sharing, so everyone from engineers to PMs can build confidently with AI.
What we’re looking for:
💻 Deep technical experience building with modern LLM stacks (OpenAI, Claude, LangChain, etc.)
🧑💻 Strong coding skills (e.g. Python, TypeScript).
🌐 Experience designing scalable infrastructure, prompt orchestration, and evaluation tooling in production.
🚀 Someone who thrives in cross-functional settings, loves enabling others and can lead without needing formal reports.
Our Interview Process
Our hiring process is all about you. Show us your skills, tackle real-world challenges, and get a real feel for life at Kognity. Expect case studies, honest conversations, and plenty of chances to shine.
📞 Discovery Call with a Recruiter – A friendly chat to explore if the role and company are a good mutual fit.
🤝 Hiring Manager Hangout – Deep dive into the role and share your experience.
💡 AI Architectural session – Solve a real-world problem with practical impact.
🌟 Values Interview – Share your approach and ways of thinking in relation to our values.
🚀 Leadership Discussion – Connect with one of our leaders to talk about big ideas and how you could grow with us.
Our Values
🚀 We maximise progress – We're not just dreamers; we're doers. We dive deep, reflect, and craft strategies that propel us toward our vision.
👊 We take ownership – We take initiative and solve problems we see.
🤝 We drive customer value – Success for our customers means success for us.
🗣️ We are transparent – No secrets, no mysteries. We're the open book of opinions and feedback. Radical transparency is our thing.
💙 We take care of ourselves and each other – We work hard and passionately, but never at the cost of well-being. We think long-term.
Benefits
🏡 Flexible working – Fit work around your life
🏢 Truly hybrid – Work from our Stockholm office when you like
📈 ITP Pension Plan – With Nordnet
💪 Wellness budget – 5,000 SEK/year to spend on health-related services
🌴 30 vacation days – Paid, every year
🤒 Sick leave – Full pay from day one
💻 Top-notch equipment – MacBook & iPhone as standard
Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team and welcome people of all backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and abilities.
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