- Joined
- Mar 2026
- How they joined
- Directly
- Before Cognition
- TipaltiIT Engineer
- Status
- Current
Overlapped before Cognition
Sources1linkedin.com
Details
LocationSan Francisco Bay Area
Company sitecognition.ai
AutomationGitHubArtificial Intelligence (AI)Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)Single Sign-On (SSO)Virtual Private Network (VPN)Windows 10Mac & PC platformsOnboardingOffboardingAtlassian SuiteFreshdeskSystem AdministrationWindows ServerActive DirectoryIT ManagementMacWireless NetworkingIT OperationsCustomer SupportCommunicationAudio Visual (AV) SystemsSAPMicrosoft TeamsGoogle DocsFedExUPS ShippingOkta AdministrationJiraOffice AdministrationGoogle WorkplaceZoomRetailCustomer ExperienceTechnical MarketingTechnical SupportComputer RepairComputer HardwareSales
Notes
- Joined Cognition (maker of Devin and Windsurf) as IT Engineer in Mar 2026, based in the San Francisco Bay Area; his role is corporate IT (identity, access, SSO/SAML), not product engineering on Devin or Windsurf.Mar 2026
- Reposted Cognition's job posts with the caption "pls work with me" on 2026-07-08 and 2026-07-16, recruiting for his team publicly.Jul 16, 2026
- Self-described focus at Cognition, word for word: "My expertise centers on Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and Single Sign-On (SSO), enabling seamless access management and authentication."2026
- He joined Cognition in Mar 2026, about eight months after Cognition signed its agreement to acquire Windsurf (July 2025).Jul 2025
- IT Support at Firework (Jun 2022 - Jan 2024): managed all access to software services, onboarding/offboarding and inventory, the identity-and-access work.Jun 2022
- Data Center Ops at Amazon Web Services, Santa Clara (Sep 2017 - Dec 2019): installed incoming server racks, troubleshot servers via ticketing, and traveled to support other sites.Sep 2017
- Public headline says "IT Engineer @ Cognition".
- Reposted Cognition's launch of Devin Security (2026-10-27), described as "a platform to find, prioritize, fix, and test vulnerabilities", and Devin's Mac VM for iOS/macOS builds (2026-09-15). This is amplification of company launches, not his own work.Oct 27, 2026
- IT Specialist at Samsara, San Francisco Bay Area (Dec 2019 - May 2020).Dec 2019
- AoG Reviewer (@Google) via WalkWater Technologies, Mountain View (Jan - Sep 2017): reviewed incoming Actions on Google Assistant and gave developers feedback while keeping SLAs.Jan 2017
- Earlier AWS stint doing Rack Install (Oct 2015 - Sep 2016): installing new server racks and decommissioning old ones, making AWS data center ops his longest technical thread.Oct 2015
- IT Field Services via Insight Global at Stanford Hospital (Dec 2014 - May 2015): deployed and supported over 700 mobile printers and trained new staff.Dec 2014
Experience
IT Engineer at Cognition
Mar 2026 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
IT Engineer at Tipalti
Jan 2024 - Jan 2026
Foster City, California, United States
IT Support at Firework
Jun 2022 - Jan 2024
United States
Manage all access to software services On-boarding and Off-boarding new employees Inventory Management
Hardware Support Technician at Astreya
Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
Mountain View, California, United States
Technical Support Specialist at AVer Information
Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
Technical Support for AVer's Pro-AV line
IT Specialist at Samsara
Dec 2019 - May 2020
San Francisco Bay Area
IT specialist
Tour Manager at FINISH TICKET
Jan 2014 - Jan 2020
San Francisco Bay Area
Responsible for advancing all upcoming shows, ensuring that all travel arrangements have been planned.
Data Center Ops at Amazon Web Services
Sep 2017 - Dec 2019
Santa Clara, CA
Installation of incoming server racks Troubleshooting servers via ticketing system Traveling to support additional sites
Profiles
