Cohere · 1 month ago
Backend Software Engineer, Agents
Europe
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelCohere is dedicated to scaling intelligence to serve humanity through AI systems. In this role, you will design and maintain scalable features for their AI workspace platform, North, while collaborating closely with teams to ensure high-quality delivery.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language Processing
Responsibilities
Design, build, ship and maintain scalable features for the agentic chat loop in North, ensuring seamless scalability and performance
Take end-to-end ownership of features — from initial design and planning, through implementation, testing, and delivery
Apply your expertise to deliver at speed, making practical technical decisions that balance velocity with depth and quality
Collaborate closely across teams, maintaining high standards for communication, documentation, and testing
Qualification
Required
Have built, shipped & maintained production systems around LLMs
Experience owning complex features from design to deployment, with a focus on scalability and maintainability
Ability to work closely with researchers, engineers, and product teams to translate insights into actionable improvements
Have strong coding abilities and are comfortable working across the stack
Take a customer-focused, product-minded approach to building software, prioritising outcomes and impact
Thrive in fast-paced environments and can stay focused as priorities and objectives evolve
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.
Founded in 2019
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (11)
2024 (14)
2023 (13)
2022 (5)
2021 (2)
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
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