Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, North

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!About North:North is Cohere's cutting-edge AI workspace platform, designed to revolutionize the way enterprises utilize AI. It offers a secure and customizable environment, allowing companies to deploy AI while maintaining control over sensitive data. North integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, providing a trusted platform that connects AI agents with workplace tools and applications.As a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, you will: Build and ship features for North, our AI workspace platformDevelop autonomous agents that talk to sensitive enterprise dataWrite and ship minimal code that runs in low-resource environments, and has highly stringent deployment mechanismsAs security and privacy are paramount, you will sometimes need to re-invent the wheel, and won’t be able to use the most popular libraries or toolingCollaborate with researchers to productionize state-of-the-art models and techniquesYou may be a good fit if:Have shipped (lots of) Python in productionYou have built and deployed extremely performant client-side or server-side RAG/agentic applications to millions of usersYou have strong coding abilities and are comfortable working across the stack. You’re able to read and understand, and even fix issues outside of the main code baseYou’ve worked in both large enterprises and startupsYou excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving targetIf 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 vacationNote: This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.

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