Cognition AI·Software Engineer·Hiring Manager Screen
- Can you describe a time when you went beyond standard practice to preserve a customer relationship?
“I had a story ready but it felt a bit thin when I said it out loud.”
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Cognition AI is a software company known for developing Devin, an AI-powered autonomous software engineering agent designed to assist with coding tasks. The startup operates in the applied artificial intelligence and developer tools space.
6 interview notes · updated Jul 2026
“I had a story ready but it felt a bit thin when I said it out loud.”
“Pretty standard opener but I fumbled it a bit because I wasn't sure how technical to go.”
“Pretty standard behavioral territory but I fumbled the setup a bit.”
“Awkward question to get cold.”
“I blanked for a second because my instinct was to say 'the customer always drives the timeline' and then I realized that's not actually true in CS.”
“Pretty standard opener.”