Senior Academy Engineer

Cognite
India
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at experienced instructional designers who excel in translating complex technical concepts into engaging learning experiences and have a track record in enterprise software training.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in enterprise software training and a demonstrated ability to lead content teams in fast-paced environments
    — “Experience leading instructional design or content-development teams in a high-growth or fast-paced environment.”
  • Individuals who combine deep knowledge of adult learning theory with hands-on experience in AI-enabled eLearning tools
    — “Deep expertise in adult learning theory, learning science, instructional design methodologies, and performance-based learning.”
  • Professionals with proven skills in creating technical assessments and certifications for complex software platforms
    — “Experience designing technical assessments, certifications, or performance-based”

Things to consider

  • The role demands strong collaboration with technical SMEs and product teams across multiple domains
    — “Partner with technical SMEs, Product, Engineering, and Academy teams to ensure content is accurate, relevant, and aligned with learner needs.”
  • Geographic focus is on Bengaluru, which may require relocation or local presence
    — “Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in creating role-based learning journeys and reusable frameworks
    — “Build and maintain content standards, templates, reusable frameworks, and quality guidelines.”
  • Emphasize your use of AI tools to enhance content development and localization efforts
    — “Leverage AI tools and automation to improve content development, localization, assessment creation, and quality assurance.”
  • Showcase your ability to analyze learner data to optimize engagement and outcomes
    — “Analyze learner and platform data to improve content effectiveness, engagement, completion, and certification outcomes.”
  • Demonstrate your hands-on experience with enterprise learning platforms like Skilljar
    — “Hands-on experience with Skilljar or another enterprise customer education / learning platform, including learning paths, publishing, reporting, governance, or automation.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • designed complex technical learning programs
  • optimized Skilljar platform
Typical background
8+ years of experience in instructional design or related field

Skills & requirements

Required

Instructional DesignLearning Experience DesignTechnical TrainingAi-enabled Learning ExperiencesSkilljar Platform

Preferred

Modern Elearning ToolsAI Tools For Content Development

Stack & domain

Articulate RiseSynthesiaStorylineSkilljarInstructional DesignLearning Experience DesignTechnical TrainingCustomer EducationEnterprise LearningAdult Learning TheoryLearning SciencePerformance-based LearningAIData SolutionsIndustrial DigitalizationLearning EcosystemAi-enabled Learning ExperiencesTechnical EnablementRole-based Learning Journeys

About the role

Original posting from Cognite via Greenhouse

What Cognite is: Relentless to achieve

Cognite operates at the forefront of industrial digitalization, building AI, and data solutions that solve the world’s hardest, highest-impact problems. With unmatched industrial heritage and a comprehensive suite of AI capabilities, including low-code AI agents, Cognite accelerates the digital transformation to drive operational improvements.

We thrive in challenges. We challenge assumptions. We execute with speed and ownership. If you view obstacles as signals to step forward - not backwards - you’ll feel right at home here. 

Our Moonshot is bold: Unlock $100B in customer value by 2035, and redefine how global industry works. Join us in this venture where AI and data meet ingenuity, and together, we will forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

How you’ll demonstrate Ownership

Cognite Academy plays a strategic role in this transformation by building the skills, knowledge, and capabilities

required for customers, partners, and internal teams to successfully adopt and scale Cognite’s technology. We are

building a world-class learning ecosystem that combines modern instructional design, AI-enabled learning

experiences, hands-on technical enablement, and role-based learning journeys to accelerate customer value

realization and product adoption.

Design and develop scalable, high-quality learning content and experiences for Cognite Academy.

Translate complex technical concepts into clear, engaging learning materials, labs, assessments, and hands-on experiences.

Build and maintain content standards, templates, reusable frameworks, and quality guidelines.

Leverage AI tools and automation to improve content development, localization, assessment creation, and quality assurance.

Own and optimize the Skilljar learning platform, including course publishing, learning paths, configurations, reporting, and automation.

Partner with technical SMEs, Product, Engineering, and Academy teams to ensure content is accurate, relevant, and aligned with learner needs.

Analyze learner and platform data to improve content effectiveness, engagement, completion, and certification outcomes.

Drive continuous improvement of content, learning experiences, and Academy platform capabilities.

The Impact you bring to Cognite

8+ years of experience in instructional design, learning experience design, technical training, customer

education, or enterprise learning.

Proven experience designing complex technical learning programs for enterprise software, SaaS, AI, cloud

platforms, industrial software, developer technologies, or data platforms.

Experience leading instructional design or content-development teams in a high-growth or fast-paced

environment.

Deep expertise in adult learning theory, learning science, instructional design methodologies, and performance-

based learning.

Advanced experience designing instructor-led, virtual instructor-led, self-paced, blended, and digital learning

experiences.

Strong experience with modern eLearning and AI-enabled content development tools such as Articulate Rise,

Synthesia, Storyline, or equivalent platforms.

Hands-on experience with Skilljar or another enterprise customer education / learning platform, including

learning paths, publishing, reporting, governance, or automation.

Experience designing technical assessments, certifications, or performance-based

Learn more about us

Impact 2025

Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot

We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.

Equal Opportunity

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.

Source: Cognite careers (Greenhouse)

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