engineering
Posted 1 weeks agoSenior Search Applications Performance Engineer
at Cohere
Toronto, CanadaRemote
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.
- You'll work at the intersection of search technology and performance engineering, revolutionizing how users interact with AI-powered search through continuous optimization, benchmarking, and infrastructure enhancements.
- requirements into technical implementations - Develop and optimize new tool surfaces for agentic search experiences YOU MAY BE A GOOD FIT IF… - You have proficiency in Python and backend search technologies (OpenSearch, ElasticSearch, Weaviate, FastAPI) - You possess
- experience with data or evaluation pipelines and performance benchmarking - You have
- Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and infrastructure deployment - Familiarity with GPU-based model inference optimization (ONNX, Triton, vLLM) - History working in the search and discovery domain If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all.
- We may use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position.
Experience
- experience profiling applications hosted on a mix of CPU, GPU, and autoscaled compute nodes - You can communicate technical performance metrics effectively to cross-functional teams - You have 4+ years of
Benefits
- experience contributing to production environments IT'S A BONUS IF YOU HAVE… -
- 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!)