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[Remote] Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Remote Full-time Now Hiring

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. In this role, you'll build and maintain the high-performance data layer our Modeling teams rely on for training and evaluation jobs.

Responsibilities

  • Work directly on petabyte-scale storage infrastructure, and the networking and performance challenges that come with it
  • Collaborate daily with researchers and engineers who are some of the best in the world at what they do

Skills

  • 4+ years of experience working on data storage infrastructure
  • Strong command of Python
  • Kubernetes experience, especially on the storage side (Persistent Volumes, CSI drivers, etc.)
  • The ability to transform unstructured data into performant datasets across diverse storage backends including S3, GCS, and POSIX
  • Experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Beam, Spark, or Flink
  • 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 optimize what already exists
  • Familiarity with modern analytics tooling such as BigQuery, Airflow, or dbt

Benefits

  • 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 offsite.
  • 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.

Company Overview

  • Cohere develops enterprise artificial intelligence software and provides language models, retrieval tools, and workplace platforms. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://cohere.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Cohere has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 11 in 2025, 14 in 2024, 13 in 2023, 5 in 2022, 2 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.