Data Engineer

Who are we

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. Were 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 whats 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

Were building the foundational infrastructure that will define how the world thinks about and deploys AI and we want the sharpest most curious people to help us do it. As a member of our Analytics & Data Insights team youll tackle the kind of problems that dont have textbook answers yet launch products that didnt exist a year ago and help enterprises understand what foundational AI actually means for their bottom line.

As a Data Engineer you will:

• Work directly on storage infrastructure product launches and new customer experiences built on one of the most advanced AI systems in the world

• Collaborate daily with researchers and engineers who are some of the best in the world at what they do

• Run implementations end-to-end and see initiatives through to real outcomes no waiting around to be told what to do

• Partner across research marketing sales and finance to help define how Cohere grows with your recommendations feeding directly into products and strategy

You may be a good fit if you have:

• 5 years of experience working on production-grade data processing systems

• Strong command of Python and SQL

• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam Spark or Flink

• The ability to transform unstructured data into performant datasets across diverse storage backends including S3 GCS and POSIX

• Experience with modern orchestration platforms especially Kubernetes (nice to have)

• Familiarity with modern analytics stack tooling such as BigQuery Airflow or dbt (nice to have)

• Knowledge of Java or Golang (nice to have)

• Genuine excitement about AI - you follow the research have opinions and enjoy being in the weeds

• Comfort operating at the edge of whats known with a desire to build something genuinely new rather than optimise what already exists

If some of the above doesnt line up perfectly with your experience we still encourage you to apply!

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 up to 6 months

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 London and Paris as well as a co-working stipend

6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)

Required Experience:

IC