Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform (Singapore)

Cohere; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly lunch stipend

Full health and dental benefits

RRSP matching and pension scheme

100% parental leave top-up

Annual enrichment benefits

6 weeks of paid vacation

Co-working benefit

Job summary

Cohere in Singapore is looking for Software Engineers with Applied AI experience to design and build agentic workflows powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). You will collaborate with enterprise clients to solve complex problems and deliver reliable AI solutions that integrate into critical sectors such as finance and healthcare.

This full-time role involves travel up to 40% and offers a variety of employee perks, including health benefits, a lunch stipend, and generous vacation time. Join us to leverage your skills in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade software in Python.
• Experience building high-performance RAG applications.
• Familiarity with LLM stack including frontier models and vector databases.
• Proven ability to build evaluation frameworks that measure accuracy and safety.
• Experienced in direct customer interactions and leading technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous business problems into clear agentic workflows.
• Lead the design and delivery of LLM-powered agents for enterprises.
• Build features for the North AI workspace platform from conception to production.
• Drive clarity and alignment in ambiguous situations.

Skills

Python programming

LLM and agentic applications

Customer engagement

Performance evaluation frameworks

Collaboration in tech discussions

Job description

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.

Why this role

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how enterprises harness the power of AI in real‑world applications. As a bridge between our core North product and our clients’ engineering teams, you’ll be at the forefront of solving complex problems and securely integrating AI into critical sectors such as finance, healthcare, and telecommunications.

We are looking for Software Engineers with Applied AI experience who can own the design, build, and deployment of agentic workflows powered by Large Language Models (LLMs), from early prototypes to production‑grade AI agents, to deliver concrete business value in enterprise workflows. You’ll work closely with customers on real‑world business problems, often building first‑of‑their‑kind agent workflows that integrate LLMs with tools, APIs, and data sources. While our pace is startup‑fast, the bar is enterprise‑high: agents must be reliable, observable, safe, and auditable from day one.

Note: between 20 - 40% travel anticipated.

In this role, you will

• Work closely with our enterprise customers to translate high‑value, ambiguous business problems into well‑framed agentic workflows with clear success criteria and evaluation methodologies.
• Lead the design, build, and delivery of LLM‑powered agents that reason, plan, and act across tools, APIs, and sensitive enterprise data sources, with enterprise‑grade reliability and performance.
• Build and ship features for North, our AI workspace platform, working across the full product lifecycle from conceptualisation through production.
• Take ownership of scoping and shaping use cases end‑to‑end, flexing into whatever technical area the problem demands (including frontend) to drive the most effective solution.
• Contribute to shared frameworks and patterns that enable consistent, high‑quality delivery across customers and teams.
• Drive clarity in ambiguous situations, build alignment, and raise engineering quality across the organization.
• Travel up to 20–40% to work on‑site with customers and partners.

You may be a good fit if

• You have hands‑on experience building and deploying production‑grade software in Python; you write clean, testable, observable, scalable code.
• You’ve built and deployed highly performant RAG and agentic applications, including agents that plan and execute multi‑step tasks using patterns like ReAct or Plan‑and‑Execute.
• You’re deeply familiar with the LLM stack: frontier models, vector databases, and orchestration frameworks.
• You have a proven ability to build robust evaluation frameworks, moving well beyond trial and error, to measure agent accuracy, safety, and latency.
• You’re experienced working directly with customers and can lead technical discussions with enterprise stakeholders, translating ambiguous business needs into concrete technical specs.
• You have experience owning the full scope of a use case end‑to‑end.
• You thrive in fast‑paced and ambiguous environments and can execute well even when priorities are shifting.

It’s a bonus if you have

• Experience setting architectural standards for AI and agentic systems across distributed teams.
• Experience flexing into unfamiliar technical areas, such as frontend, when the problem calls for it.
• Exposure to regulated or sensitive industry environments (finance, healthcare, telecoms).
• Experience with enterprise security, compliance, or auditability requirements for AI systems.

Full‑Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks

• A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
• RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
• 100% Parental Leave top‑up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
• Annual enrichment benefits: Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit. Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
• 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days).
• Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company off‑site.

How and Where We Work

• Cohere is remote‑friendly. We have offices in Toronto, San Francisco, New York City, London, Paris, Montreal, and more coming soon.
• For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.
• For those not near an office: a co‑working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.
• Everyone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.

We 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 Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.

We may use AI‑enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position. This helps our recruiters identify potentially qualified candidates, but it doesn’t limit the applications our recruiters may review or consider.