Remote Data Foundations Engineer for AI Infrastructure

Cohere; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Health and dental benefits

Parental leave top-up

Enrichment benefits

Education & learning stipend

6 weeks vacation

Travel budget to other offices

Home office stipend

Job summary

Cohere is seeking a Data Engineer in New York to help build the foundational data infrastructure for enterprise AI. You will work on production-grade data processing systems, collaborating with researchers and engineers to deliver real-world outcomes.

You’ll transform unstructured data into performant datasets with tools like BigQuery, Airflow, and dbt, and contribute to product strategy across teams. This role combines hands-on engineering with AI-driven impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working on production-grade data processing systems.
• Strong command of Python and SQL.
• Experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam, Spark, or Flink, alongside large-scale data system design.
• The ability to transform unstructured data into performant datasets in relational databases and blob storage.
• Familiarity with modern analytics stack tooling such as BigQuery, Airflow, or dbt.
• Knowledge of Java or Golang (nice to have).
• Experience with Kubernetes (nice to have).
• Genuine excitement about AI - you follow the research, have opinions, and enjoy being in the weeds.
• Comfort operating at the edge of what's known, with a desire to build something genuinely new rather than optimise what already exists.

Responsibilities

• Work directly on new customer experiences built on one of the most advanced AI systems in the world
• Collaborate daily with researchers and engineers who are some of the best in the world at what they do
• Run implementations end-to-end and see initiatives through to real outcomes
• Partner across research, marketing, sales, and finance to help define how Cohere grows, with your recommendations feeding directly into products and strategy

Skills

Python

SQL

Apache Beam

Apache Spark

Apache Flink

BigQuery

Airflow

dbt

Java

Golang

Kubernetes

AI enthusiast

Tools

Python

SQL

Apache Beam

Apache Spark

Apache Flink

BigQuery

Airflow

dbt

Java

Golang

Kubernetes

Job description

Cohere is seeking a Data Engineer in New York to help build the foundational data infrastructure for enterprise AI. You will work on production-grade data processing systems, collaborating with researchers and engineers to deliver real-world outcomes.

You’ll transform unstructured data into performant datasets with tools like BigQuery, Airflow, and dbt, and contribute to product strategy across teams. This role combines hands-on engineering with AI-driven impact.