What are the responsibilities and job description for the Prompt Engineer (Hybrid) position at Cognizant Technology Solutions?
Prompt Engineer (Hybrid)
What makes Cognizant unique?
Our strength is our people, and our ability to work together. We pride ourselves on the talent we can attract to our organization. We not only hire the best but continuously strive to provide our associates with opportunities to work with innovative solutions and technologies, with premier clients across the globe. Our diverse backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. At Cognizant, we believe those who challenge the way they work today will lead the way tomorrow.
Qualifications:
Prior experience as a Prompt Engineer or with fine-tuning/LLM orchestration
· Strong understanding of prompt engineering techniques (zero/few-shot, CoT, ReAct, instruction tuning)
· Familiarity with models like:
· GPT-4 / GPT-3.5
· LLaMA, Mistral, Mixtral
· Excellent written communication and experimentation mindset
Responsibilities:
· Prompt Engineer for LLMs | Optimize Prompts for Accuracy, Clarity & Performance
· The goal is to improve output quality, reduce hallucinations, ensure consistency, and enhance usability across various tasks (e.g., summarization, Q&A, classification, generation, etc.)
· If you’re an expert at manipulating LLM behavior through prompt design, understand few-shot vs
· zero-shot, chain-of-thought prompting, and have experience iterating with models like GPT-4, Claude, Groq, or LLaMA/Mistral, this project is for you
Salary and Other Compensation:
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Salary : $77,000 - $111,000