Cognite

OSLO AREA · INDUSTRIAL AI / SAAS · FOUNDED 2016

Compiled from public sources · not yet confirmed by the company

Cognite is a Norwegian industrial software company based in the Oslo area, building data and AI tools for heavy-asset industries like oil and gas, power, and manufacturing. Its careers site is run in English and advertises its Oslo roles in English. This profile is compiled from public sources and has not yet been confirmed by the company.

Working language

English (advertised)

Norwegian needed

Unconfirmed

Permit sponsorship

Unconfirmed

Relocation support

Unconfirmed

What's publicly known

  • A Norwegian industrial software company founded in 2016, building the Cognite Data Fusion platform for asset-heavy industries.
  • Registered as Cognite AS, organisation number 918 274 758, with its address at Oksenøyveien 10, 1366 Lysaker, in the Fornebu area just outside Oslo.
  • Headquartered in the Oslo area, with further offices listed in Tokyo, Austin, and Houston, so it operates as a global company.
  • Cognite's own careers site is run entirely in English, and its current Oslo openings are all advertised in English.
  • The company describes a workforce drawn from dozens of nationalities, which points to an international workplace.
  • The Oslo team is based at Aker Tech House in the Fornebu area, with a subsidised canteen, on-site gym, and private health cover among the listed perks.
  • Oslo job ads cover roles such as solution architecture, data and AI engineering, and field engineering, hosted on a Greenhouse careers board.
  • Public registry data records several hundred employees at the Norwegian entity, though exact headcount varies by source and date.

Roles advertised in English

  • Director, solution architecture and enterprise architecture Ad: English
  • Data and AI engineering roles Ad: English

These are typical roles this company advertises in English, not a live list of current openings. Check their careers page for what's open now.

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Editor's notePublic company materials and registry data as of June 2026. Company language and hiring policies change; confirm the working language on the specific role before relying on it.