Cohere

Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (UK Public Sector)

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2 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private-cloud and on-premises environments, including planning, configuration, testing, and rollout.
  • Assess client infrastructure, security requirements, and data-management practices with enterprise IT teams.
  • Design deployment strategies tailored to client needs and data privacy and security standards.
  • Troubleshoot deployment-related technical issues and provide timely solutions to minimize downtime.
  • Work directly with customers and partners, traveling up to 20–40% for on-site engagements.
  • Experiment rapidly while maintaining quality and delivering solutions that exceed customer expectations.

Requirements

  • Experience working directly with customers.
  • Experience deploying enterprise software in private or hybrid cloud environments.
  • Proven experience administering large-scale production Kubernetes clusters and expertise with Helm.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Git for version control.
  • Strong expertise in Azure, AWS, GCP, networking, and virtualization.
  • Ability to execute effectively in fast-paced environments with changing priorities.
  • Fluency in French.
  • Active UK DV clearance is highly preferred.
  • GPU node orchestration and scheduling experience, and understanding of GPU infrastructure, inference systems, Kubernetes, distributed systems, and performance optimization, are bonuses.

Benefits

  • Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or local-currency equivalent.
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate mental-health budget.
  • RRSP matching, 401K, or Pension Scheme.
  • Up to six months of 100% parental-leave top-up for either parent.
  • Annual enrichment benefits covering arts and culture, fitness and wellness, quality time, workspace improvement, education, conferences, courses, and coaching.
  • Six weeks of paid vacation, equivalent to 30 working days.
  • Remote-friendly work arrangement with offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin, and Seoul.
  • Travel budget for remote employees to visit other offices, plus an annual company offsite.
  • Daily lunch program, snacks, and community and social events for office employees.
  • Co-working benefit for employees who are not near an office.
  • $500 home-office setup stipend.

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DevOpsForward Deployed
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About Cohere

1,001-5,000 employees

Cohere builds large language models and an enterprise AI platform that companies use for search, summarization, and workflow automation, delivered via API or private deployments. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Toronto, it focuses on multilingual models, data controls, and options to run across major clouds or on-premises. The business is privately held and serves security- and compliance-sensitive organizations.

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