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Cognition
About Cognition
Cognition is an applied AI lab that sells Devin, an agent that plans, writes, tests and ships code inside a customer's own codebase and tools. Account directors carry enterprise, federal and regional territories, joined by partner directors, applied AI transformation managers who drive adoption inside strategic accounts, and regional vice presidents abroad; one US director posting describes $1M+ ARR deals with Fortune 500 companies. US sellers work on-site in San Francisco, New York, Austin and Washington DC, and overseas roles sit in London, Berlin, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Riyadh, Doha, Mexico City, São Paulo, India and South Korea.
Stated by the company
, SalesJobs.Now shows 22 open Cognition sales roles; 3 of them print a salary figure.
Cognition sales openings
Board read 31 Oct 2026, 07:06 UTCPartner Director - US (shows the role here)
Partner sales · San Francisco, Austin, New York City· 1w agoDetails
Partner Director (LATAM) (shows the role here)
Partner sales · Sao Paulo· 1w agoDetails
Partner Director - EMEA (shows the role here)
Partner sales · London· 1w agoDetails
Sales Development Manager (shows the role here)
Sales leadership · San Francisco, Austin, New York City· 2w agoDetails
Commercial Partner Manager (shows the role here)
Partner sales · San Francisco, Austin, New York City· 1mo agoDetails
Country Leader - South Korea (shows the role here)
Sales leadership · South Korea· 1mo agoDetails
Director, Enterprise Sales (Central) (shows the role here)
Sales leadership · Austin, Texas· 3mo agoDetails
$160,000–$180,000/yrRegional Sales Director (shows the role here)
Sales leadership · San Francisco, Austin, New York City· 3mo agoDetails
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Territory Sales Representative / Restaurant Specialist - Bowling Green, KY (shows the role here)
SpotOn · AE · Bowling Green, KY, United States· 3d agoDetails
$120,000–$275,000/yr OTE
Delivery Solutions Architect - Public Sector (Federal) (shows the role here)
Databricks · Customer success · Remote· 1w agoDetails
$180,000–$247,500/yr- $120,000–$275,000/yr OTE
Federal Sales Engineer - Civilian (Remote, DMV) (shows the role here)
CrowdStrike · Sales engineering · Remote· 7mo agoDetails
$135,000–$205,000/yr- $120,000–$275,000/yr OTE
Territory Sales Representative / Restaurant Specialist - Belle Vernon, PA (shows the role here)
SpotOn · AE · Belle Vernon, PA, United States· 3d agoDetails
$120,000–$275,000/yr OTE
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Cognition as an employer
Applied AI lab that makes Devin, the autonomous software engineer. Posted pay: Stated per posting (stated by the company).
22 sales openings on its careers board right now22 sales openings at Cognition, as its own board showed them 31 Oct 2026.
A salaried job with commission on closing roles; the few postings that state pay also flag equity.
San Francisco, New York, Austin and Washington DC; abroad London, Berlin, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Riyadh, Doha, Dubai, Mexico City, São Paulo, India and South Korea.
Caveats
- The pay figure is stated by the company: a reference point from research, not a salary read off today's postings, so negotiate from the offer in front of you.
Pay at Cognition
Stated by the company, checked 2026-10-30From our research: stated by the company, checked 2026-10-30
Only three US postings show pay, each an estimated base salary flagged with equity and commission: $180,000 to $220,000 for an account director in San Francisco, New York or Austin, $150,000 to $160,000 for an enterprise account director in the East. Federal, partner, SDR and all non-US postings list no figure.
Only 3 of its 22 openings post pay, not enough to call a band typical for Cognition, so the figure above comes from research. What each sales role posts:
| Sales role | Openings | Pay posted | Top posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales leadership | 7 | $160k–$180k/yr1 of 7 post pay | $180k/yr |
| AE | 6 | $150k–$220k/yr2 of 6 post pay | $220k/yr |
| Partner sales | 6 | No pay posted | None posted |
| RevOps | 2 | No pay posted | None posted |
| SDR & BDR | 1 | No pay posted | None posted |
Sales roles Cognition hires for
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Is Cognition a good company to sell for?
Applied AI lab that makes Devin, the autonomous software engineer.
Is Cognition still an active employer?
Yes. Applied AI lab that makes Devin, the autonomous software engineer. How its pay is structured: A salaried job with commission on closing roles; the few postings that state pay also flag equity.
What does a sales job at Cognition pay?
Stated per posting. Only three US postings show pay, each an estimated base salary flagged with equity and commission: $180,000 to $220,000 for an account director in San Francisco, New York or Austin, $150,000 to $160,000 for an enterprise account director in the East. Federal, partner, SDR and all non-US postings list no figure.
Is selling for Cognition worth it?
Posted pay at Cognition: Stated per posting (stated by the company). Cloud and developer tools reward reps at ease with engineering buyers and usage-driven expansion.
How is Cognition's sales comp put together?
A salaried job with commission on closing roles; the few postings that state pay also flag equity.
Where are Cognition's sales roles based?
San Francisco, New York, Austin and Washington DC; abroad London, Berlin, Tokyo, Singapore, Sydney, Riyadh, Doha, Dubai, Mexico City, São Paulo, India and South Korea.
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