Forward Deployed Engineer, Sovereign AI

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Build and ship features for North, the AI workspace platform
• ▹Develop autonomous agents that talk to sensitive enterprise data
• ▹Experiment at a high velocity and with a high level of quality to engage customers and deliver solutions that exceed their expectations
• ▹Work across the entire product lifecycle from conceptualization through production
• ▹Lead end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-premises environments, including planning, configuration, testing and rollout

Requirements

• ▹Experience with and enjoyment of working directly with customers
• ▹You have shipped (lots of) Python in production
• ▹You have built and deployed highly performant client-side or server-side RAG/agentic applications
• ▹Strong coding abilities and comfort working across the stack; able to read, understand and even fix issues outside the main code base
• ▹You excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target
• ▹Eligibility for Active Top Secret clearance; candidates eligible and willing to obtain clearance are also considered
• ▹Based in Ottawa, close to government customers

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or the equivalent in local currency
• ▹Full health and dental benefits, including a separate mental health budget
• ▹RRSP matching, 401K, pension scheme
• ▹100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent
• ▹Annual enrichment benefits: arts and culture, fitness and wellness, quality time, workspace improvement credit
• ▹Education and learning stipend for conferences, courses and coaching
• ▹6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days)
• ▹Budget for travelling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite
• ▹Remote-friendly; co-working benefit for those not near an office
• ▹$500 home office stipend to set up your workspace
• ▹For those in the office: daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, regular community and social events

About the company

Cohere is a security-first enterprise AI company that builds cutting-edge foundation models and end-to-end products to solve real-world business problems. It is co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London, New York City, Montreal, Seoul, Germany and Paris. North is Cohere's AI workspace platform: a secure, customizable environment that connects AI agents with workplace tools and applications while companies keep control over sensitive data.