Software Engineer
Cohere
Who are we?
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
Why this role?
As part of this role, you will work with a world-class team to build a platform that transforms how modern workers interact with LLMs today. Our mission is to ensure users come away inspired and excited to build with Cohere, and you will have the opportunity to make that happen.
Please Note: We have offices in Toronto, San Francisco, New York and London. We embrace a remote-friendly environment, and as part of this approach, we strategically distribute teams based on interests, expertise, and time zones to promote collaboration and flexibility.
As a Software Engineer, you will:
Develop products that leverage LLMs & embedding models to improve employee productivity
Create functionality that caters to enterprise user needs, with an emphasis on strong security and extendability
Build applications that operate in environments with strict resource limits & minimal system dependencies
Collaborate with machine learning engineers to utilize our models to their full potential
Focus primarily on improving the backend & infrastructure, while operating as a generalist who picks up technologies needed to solve the problem at hand
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Work directly with end users to understand their pain points and resolve application failures
You may be a good fit if:
You care about bringing value to our users - not just the latest tech stack
You are self-motivated, enjoy autonomy and proactively seek out problems to solve
You’ve worked in both large enterprise and startups with multiple technology stacks
You excel in fast-paced environments, and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target
You have built applications that can run as either a managed service or self-hosted
You have strong coding skills, and are comfortable working across the stack
You shipped & supported Python applications in production environments
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you want to work really hard on a glorious mission with teammates that want the same thing, Cohere is the place for you.
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months for employees based in Canada, the US, and the UK
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco and London and co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation
Note: This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.