Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI
Cohere · Canada
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $150,000 / year
- Canada
Job highlights
- Design and build agentic AI systems for critical use cases.
- Research and implement ideas on supercompute infrastructure.
- Collaborate with top AI researchers.
- Execute across the full AI stack.
- Requires Canadian citizenship and security clearance.
About the role
About Cohere
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?
Design and implement novel research ideas, ship state of the art models to production, and maintain deep connections to academia and the government. We have one of the highest ratio of compute to engineers in the world. We do not delineate strongly between engineering and research. Everyone will contribute to writing production code and conducting research depending on individual interest and organizational needs. We have all the compute, data, and talent available for you to do your best work.
As a Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI, you will:
- Design, build and scale agentic AI systems for serving mission critical use cases.
- Research, implement, and experiment with ideas on our supercompute and data infrastructure.
- Learn from and work with the best researchers in the field.
- Execute across the full AI stack and ship products to serve public interest.
You May Be a Good Fit If You Have
- Canadian citizenship and eligibility for security clearance (required for this role).
- Extremely strong software engineering skills.
- Proficiency in Python and related ML frameworks.
- Experience training, evaluating, and using (as an end-user) LLMs.
- Experience using large-scale distributed (GPU) LLM training strategies.
- Bonus: paper at top-tier venues (such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AIStats, MLSys, JMLR, AAAI, Nature, COLING, ACL, EMNLP).
If some of the above doesn’t 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!)
Key skills/competency
- Sovereign AI
- Agentic AI Systems
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Machine Learning Frameworks
- Python
- Software Engineering
- Distributed Systems
- AI Research
- Supercomputing
- Model Training
Skills & topics
- Sovereign AI
- Member of Technical Staff
- AI
- Machine Learning
- LLM
- Python
- Software Engineering
- Research
- Distributed Systems
- Canada
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your Python, ML frameworks, and LLM experience. Emphasize distributed LLM training strategies.
- Showcase research impact: If applicable, mention publications at top-tier AI venues.
- Demonstrate engineering excellence: Provide examples of your extremely strong software engineering skills.
- Address clearance requirement: Clearly state your Canadian citizenship and eligibility for security clearance.
- Network and apply: Connect with Cohere employees on LinkedIn to understand their culture and apply through their careers page.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the primary responsibilities for a Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI at Cohere?
- As a Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI at Cohere, you will design, build, and scale agentic AI systems, research and implement new ideas on their supercompute and data infrastructure, work with leading AI researchers, and execute across the full AI stack to ship products.
- What specific technical skills are most important for this role at Cohere?
- The role requires extremely strong software engineering skills, proficiency in Python and related ML frameworks, and experience training, evaluating, and using Large Language Models (LLMs). Experience with large-scale distributed (GPU) LLM training strategies is also crucial.
- Does Cohere offer remote work options for this position?
- Yes, Cohere offers a remote-flexible work arrangement, with offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London, and Paris. They also provide a co-working stipend.
- What is the unique selling proposition of working at Cohere as a Member of Technical Staff?
- You'll work on a mission to scale intelligence, have access to one of the highest ratios of compute to engineers, and won't have a strong delineation between research and engineering, allowing you to contribute to both production code and research.
- Are there any specific citizenship or clearance requirements for the Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI role?
- Yes, Canadian citizenship and eligibility for security clearance are required for this specific role due to its nature within Sovereign AI.
- What kind of projects can I expect to work on as a Member of Technical Staff at Cohere?
- You can expect to work on designing and building agentic AI systems for mission-critical use cases, experimenting with novel research ideas on advanced infrastructure, and contributing to shipping AI products for public interest.
- How does Cohere support employee growth and development?
- Cohere offers opportunities to learn from top researchers, encourages contributions to both research and production code, and provides personal enrichment benefits for arts, culture, fitness, and quality time.
- What is the company culture like at Cohere for this Member of Technical Staff role?
- Cohere fosters an open, inclusive, and fast-paced culture where employees are passionate about their craft and contribute to scaling intelligence. They value diverse perspectives and believe in empowering their team to do their best work.