Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector

startups; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge AI company in Ottawa is seeking a developer to build features for their AI workspace platform. The role requires expertise in Python and a strong background in developing performant applications. Ideal candidates will have experience in both startups and large enterprises, and be comfortable working in fast-paced environments. This position offers a wide range of benefits including flexible remote work, substantial vacation time, and full health coverage.

Benefits

Open and inclusive work culture

Weekly lunch stipend

Full health and dental benefits

100% Parental Leave top-up

Personal enrichment benefits

6 weeks of vacation

Qualifications

• Experience shipping Python in production.
• Familiarity with building performant RAG/agentic applications to large user bases.
• Strong coding skills and ability to navigate across the stack.
• Experience in both large enterprises and startups.

Responsibilities

• Develop features for North, the AI workspace platform.
• Create autonomous agents interacting with sensitive data.
• Write minimal code for low-resource environments.
• Collaborate with researchers to implement advanced models.

Skills

Python programming

Performance optimization

Cross-stack development

Collaboration with researchers

Job description

Who we are

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

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.

You will be

You will be

• Build and ship 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
• 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
• Collaborate with researchers to productionize state-of-the-art models and techniques

You may be a good fit if

You may be a good fit if

• Have shipped (lots of) Python in production
• You have built and deployed extremely performant client-side or server-side RAG / agentic applications to millions of users
• 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’ve worked in both large enterprises and startups
• You excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target

If 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 vacation

Note : This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.

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