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Cognition · 2 days ago

Sales Development Representative

Cognition is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents, including Devin, the first AI software engineer, and Windsurf, an AI-native IDE. The Sales Development Representative will engage with prospects, source new opportunities, and support the sales team's growth in one of the fastest-growing AI startups.

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Responsibilities

Research, prospect, and engage high-level prospects within your AE’s account list
Learn to navigate complex organizational structures, and identify executive sponsors & champions
Discover and understand the business objectives of your customers, and ability to engage with key stakeholders via cold outreach
Support cross-functional partnerships in generating new business opportunities and progressing them forward
Consistently deliver on monthly meeting/opportunity targets, and drive success via multi-channel outreach (email, LinkedIn, calls)
Provide timely and insightful input back to other corporate functions

Qualification

Sales experienceAI technologySoftware engineering familiaritySaaS experienceCompetitive backgroundTeam playerSelf-starterHigh adaptability

Required

A-players with insanely high adaptability, who have or feel they would thrive in an intense early-stage company environment
1+ years in a sales role with a track record of success & high performance OR proven track record of success in another domain
Ability to learn and become an expert quickly, on both our product and how prospects/customers use AI code generation to have real, quantifiable impacts on their business
Team player – We value simplifiers, not complexifiers
Self-starter – Hunger to dream up, plan, and execute tasks independently
Interface with prospects to explain Cognition and its technology (Devin & Windsurf)

Preferred

familiarity or experience with software engineering, Saas, infrastructure, or AI-powered developer tools (ex: Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.)
highly ambitious or have a competitive background (athletics, debate, etc.)
found success in another high-growth, fast-paced environment
experience with software engineering, studied computer science, or another technical background

Benefits

Competitive comp plan
Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision)
401K, equity
Catered lunches, fully stocked kitchen, swag, etc.
Team events & activities
Downtown parking

Company

Cognition

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Cognition is an applied artificial intelligence lab that focuses on reasoning and code.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$896M
Key Investors
Founders Fund
2025-09-08Series C· $400M
2025-03-18Series B· $300M
2024-04-24Series A· $175M

Leadership Team

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Walden Yan
Co-Founder
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