Cohere · 4 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Secure Agents
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expCohere is on a mission to scale intelligence to serve humanity through AI innovation. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer focused on security to build and secure their AI workspace platform, North, while developing autonomous agents and enhancing security features.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningNatural Language Processing
Responsibilities
Build and ship security features for North, our AI workspace platform
Develop autonomous agents that talk to sensitive enterprise data
Write and ship minimal code that runs in low-resource environments, and has highly stringent deployment mechanisms
Pulling in new tools to enhance North's security capabilities
As 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 tooling
Perform application security testing for your code to test its resilience against real-world threats
Qualification
Required
5+ years previous experience in software engineering with a strong focus on developing user facing security features
You have strong development skills, and have shipped (lots of) Python in production
You have a solid knowledge of security principles like session management, multi-factor authentication, and secure coding practices
You 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 base
You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems
You excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target
Benefits
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!)
Company
Cohere
Cohere is an enterprise AI firm developing secure and private AI technology to address real-world business challenges.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.71BKey Investors
Government of CanadaTiger Global ManagementIndex Ventures
2025-09-24Series D· $100M
2025-08-14Series D· $500M
2025-06-17Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Aidan Gomez
cofounder + ceo
Ivan Zhang
Co-Founder
Recent News
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