Forward Deployed Engineer, Agentic Platform

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Translate ambiguous, high-value 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, with enterprise-grade reliability and performance
• ▹Build and ship features for North across the full product lifecycle
• ▹Own the scoping and shaping of use cases end-to-end, including frontend work when needed
• ▹Contribute to shared frameworks and patterns for consistent, high-quality delivery
• ▹Drive clarity in ambiguous situations, build alignment, and raise engineering quality
• ▹Travel 20-40% to work on-site with customers and partners

Requirements

• ▹Hands-on experience building and deploying production-grade Python software; clean, testable, observable, scalable code
• ▹Built and deployed high-performing RAG and agentic applications, including agents executing multi-step tasks with patterns like ReAct or Plan-and-Execute
• ▹Deep familiarity with the LLM stack: frontier models, vector databases, orchestration frameworks
• ▹Proven ability to build robust evaluation frameworks to measure agent accuracy, safety, and latency
• ▹Experience working directly with customers, leading technical discussions with enterprise stakeholders
• ▹Experience owning the full scope of a use case end-to-end
• ▹Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments with shifting priorities

Nice to have

• ▹Experience setting architectural standards for AI and agentic systems across distributed teams
• ▹Experience flexing into unfamiliar technical areas, such as frontend
• ▹Exposure to regulated or sensitive industries (finance, healthcare, telecoms)
• ▹Experience with enterprise security, compliance, or auditability requirements for AI systems

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Weekly lunch stipend of about $75/£75 (or local equivalent)
• ▹Full health and dental benefits, with a separate mental health budget
• ▹RRSP matching, 401K, or pension scheme
• ▹100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
• ▹Annual enrichment benefits: arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, workspace improvement
• ▹Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
• ▹6 weeks (30 working days) of paid vacation
• ▹Budget for traveling to other offices, plus an annual company offsite
• ▹$500 home office stipend; co-working benefit for remote employees

About the company

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company, building cutting-edge foundation models and end-to-end products that solve real business problems. Co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Seoul, Germany and Paris.