Cognitia AI
Build the memory layer with us
Cognitia is early. We are hiring people who want to ship real product, learn how startups actually work, and help define personal AI memory before it is obvious.
View open rolesWhat we work on
We are not building another chat wrapper. We are building the persistent memory substrate personal AI has been missing.
Cross-ecosystem memory graph
Ingest email, calendar, files, finance, social, messaging, and devices into a structured graph — entities, temporal facts, behavioral signals, and provenance.
Portable context via MCP/API
Make memory usable by Claude, Cursor, and any MCP client with scoped consent — so context travels with the person, not the vendor.
Ownership, control, and marketplace
Users inspect, delete, export, and optionally monetize their memory. Governance is product, not a policy PDF.
Our vision
AI assistants today forget, silo context, and treat memory as a platform feature they own. We believe personal memory should be a user-owned asset — inspectable, portable, and useful across every AI someone uses.
If we succeed, people carry a durable memory layer through tools and models the way they carry identity and payments today. Cognitia is that layer: the system of record for personal context.
How we work
We are a flat early-stage startup. Titles are light. Ownership is heavy. The best idea wins — including yours on day one.
Flat by default
No layers of managers between you and the work. You talk to founders daily, ship directly, and see the consequences of your decisions.
High ownership, low process
We prefer clear outcomes over ceremony. Write things down when it helps; skip rituals that exist only to feel organized.
Ship, then sharpen
Ambiguity is normal. We bias to working software and honest feedback over perfect plans. Taste and speed both matter.
Builders over spectators
Everyone contributes to product. Interns included. If you want a spectator role with tidy tickets, this will feel wrong — and that is intentional.
Open roles
Three openings. Click a role for the full description and application.
Founding Software Engineer
San Francisco preferred · remote possible
Full-time
$180,000–$220,000 + competitive equity
- Founding role
- TypeScript / Python
- Work with founders
Own large parts of the product and infrastructure while Cognitia is still being shaped.
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Software Engineering Intern
San Francisco preferred · remote possible
Internship · Paid
- Paid internship
- TypeScript / Python
- Work with founders
Build a lot, learn fast, and work directly with founders on real product and infrastructure.
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Technical GTM Intern
San Francisco preferred
Internship · Paid
- Paid internship
- Content + community
- Work with founders
Turn what we build into content developers and builders actually care about.
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Hiring process
01
Apply
Submit the form on the role page — resume, a link, and a short note about something you have built.
02
Intro chat
A short conversation with a founder about your work, how you think, and what you want to learn.
03
Working session
A practical discussion or small exercise close to the real work — not a gotcha leetcode gauntlet.
04
Decision
We move quickly and tell you clearly either way.
Don’t see a perfect fit?
If you care about personal AI memory and want to build at the earliest stage, tell us what you’d work on.