Cohere

Staff Software Engineer, Inference Infrastructure

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7 months ago
Toronto, Canada +4 moreStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Develop, deploy, and operate the AI platform serving Cohere’s large language models through API endpoints
  • Deploy optimized NLP models to production in low-latency, high-throughput, and high-availability environments
  • Design and support Kubernetes-based distributed systems and GPU workloads
  • Troubleshoot complex Linux-based infrastructure and ensure smooth operation of mission-critical systems
  • Manage compute, storage, network resources, and infrastructure costs
  • Collaborate with multiple teams and interface with customers to create customized deployments

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of engineering experience running production infrastructure at large scale
  • Experience designing large, highly available distributed systems with Kubernetes and GPU workloads
  • Experience with Kubernetes development, production coding, and support
  • Experience with GCP, Azure, AWS, OCI, and multi-cloud, on-premises, or hybrid serving environments
  • Experience designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting complex Linux-based computing environments
  • Experience managing compute, storage, network resources, and costs
  • Familiarity with how GPUs, TPUs, and custom accelerators affect inference latency and throughput
  • Strong understanding of or working experience with distributed systems
  • Experience with Golang, C++, or other languages designed for high-performance scalable servers
  • Strong collaboration and troubleshooting skills, plus adaptability in solving evolving technical challenges

Benefits

  • Open and inclusive culture and work environment
  • Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches, and snacks
  • Full health and dental benefits, including a separate mental-health budget
  • 100% parental-leave top-up for up to 6 months
  • Personal enrichment benefits for arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
  • Remote-flexible work arrangement with offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London, and Paris
  • Co-working stipend
  • Six weeks of vacation, equivalent to 30 working days
Cohere

About Cohere

201-500 employees

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation models and end-to-end AI products designed to solve real-world business problems. We partner closely with companies to deliver seamless integration, full customization, and easy-to-use solutions for their workforce and customers. Our all-in-one platform offers enterprises the highest levels of data security, privacy and optionality to deploy across all major cloud providers, private cloud environments, or on-premises. HQ: 171 John Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto, ON M5T 1X3