infrastructure
Posted Apr 29Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist (Public Sector)
at Cohere
Ottawa, CanadaHybrid
Requirements
- We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents.
- We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
- Join us on our mission and shape the future! ABOUT NORTH: North https://cohere.com/north is Cohere's cutting-edge AI workspace platform, designed to revolutionize the way enterprises utilize AI.
- It offers a secure and customizable environment, allowing companies to deploy AI while maintaining control over sensitive data.
- North integrates seamlessly with existing workflows, providing a trusted platform that connects AI agents with workplace tools and applications.
- WHY THIS ROLE? Cohere’s team partners with Canadian public sector organisations to unlock transformative value through secure, ethical deployment of Generative AI (GenAI) solutions.
- This role offers a unique opportunity to shape how enterprises harness the power of AI in real-world applications.
- As a bridge between our core North product and our clients’ engineering teams, you’ll be at the forefront of solving complex problems and securely integrating AI into critical sectors.
- We are seeking engineers with diverse skill sets, including backend, infrastructure, agent development, and deployments, who deeply care about customers and want to work at the cutting edge of Agentic AI.
- experience with and enjoy working directly with customers - You have
- experience administering production Kubernetes clusters and expertise with Helm - Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and tools like Git for version control - You have strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP), networking, and virtualization - You excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target - Familiarity with Canadian public sector security and compliance
Benefits
- Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks: 🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment 🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research 🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks 🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health 🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months 🎨 Personal enrichment
- benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement 🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend ✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
Contact
- More information about Canadian Security Clearance can be found here https://www.canada.ca/en/public-services-procurement/services/industrial-security/security-requirements-contracting/personnel-security-screening/processes/security-clearance-request.html. In this role,
- Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12a6IrLdF3kI2nonKSr4tiFuz18rLQbaeYV-JM9L4o9Q/edit, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Additional details
- Who are we? Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity.
- Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers.
- We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
- Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft.
- Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do.
- We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
- We work collaboratively to address complex societal challenges while maintaining the highest standards of data security and compliance.
- You will work directly with public sector customers to quickly understand their greatest problems and design and implement solutions using Cohere's stack.
- Security Clearance: Active Top Secret clearance strongly preferred; candidates eligible and willing to obtain clearance will also be considered.
- experience deploying enterprise software in private/hybrid cloud environments - You have proven