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Cogent Security
About Cogent Security
At Cogent Security, AI agents sift enterprise security data to rank vulnerabilities, find owners and drive remediation for large companies, while Cogent Research works as its applied AI lab. Among 52 postings, its engineering team has two security openings: a senior Security Engineer for application security and an AI Security Researcher. Both are remote within the United States.
From its own postings
, CyberJobs.cc shows 2 security openings at Cogent Security, 1 of which name a salary range.
Cogent Security security openings
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Working at Cogent Security
Cogent Security came out of stealth in July 2025 with an $11 million seed round led by Greylock Partners; Vineet Edupuganti is its chief executive. Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings).
2 security roles open at the last read2 open roles at Cogent Security, confirmed on its careers system 12 Nov 2026.
Salaried roles at an early-stage, venture-funded company, remote within the US.
Remote, US only, for both the application security engineer and the researcher.
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Salaries at Cogent Security
From its own postings · as of 2026-11-11Recorded salary note, from its own postings, dated 2026-11-11
The application security role posts a wide band of $100,000 to $300,000 a year (12 Nov 2026); the researcher role shows no pay.
1 of its 2 open roles give a salary, not enough to call any figure typical of Cogent Security, so the note above stands. By specialty:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppSec | 1 | $100k–$300k/yr1 rate | $300k/yr |
| Threat Intel & Research | 1 | No rate stated | None stated |
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Cogent Security: common questions
What salary does Cogent Security offer security staff?
Stated per posting. The application security role posts a wide band of $100,000 to $300,000 a year (12 Nov 2026); the researcher role shows no pay.
What sort of company is Cogent Security?
Cogent Security came out of stealth in July 2025 with an $11 million seed round led by Greylock Partners; Vineet Edupuganti is its chief executive.
What is it like to work in security at Cogent Security?
Its security postings state Stated per posting (from its own postings). As a security vendor, it hires both defenders for its own estate and specialists who build and sell the product.
What kind of employment are Cogent Security's security roles?
Salaried roles at an early-stage, venture-funded company, remote within the US.
Where are Cogent Security's security jobs based?
Remote, US only, for both the application security engineer and the researcher.
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