[Hiring] Software Engineer, Security @Cohere

Role Description

Are you passionate about secure-by-design software engineering? Do you want to be at the forefront of AI innovation and enterprise security? Cohere's North team is seeking a Software Engineer with a focus on security to join our mission and make a significant impact. This isn't a review-and-advise role, you'll own and ship production security features that customers rely on every day.

Your Role:

• Software Development: Contributing to the core development of security features such as OIDC/OAuth flows and session management, ensuring North's AI agents are secure.
• Secure Coding: Writing secure code to handle OIDC tokens, user claims, and sensitive data, adhering to best practices for JWT validation and encryption.
• Authentication and Data Protection: Implementing authentication mechanisms including user login, token management, and authorization checks to maintain data integrity.
• Tool Integration: Pulling in new tools to enhance North's security capabilities.
• DevSecOps: Design and implement secret management within Kubernetes clusters, including encryption and RBAC.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Demonstrate strong soft skills to communicate security best practices to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building user-facing security features in production systems.
• Ship production Python confidently and frequently.
• Understand OIDC/OAuth 2.0, JWT validation, and token lifecycle management deeply—not just conceptually.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in both development and production environments.
• Experience working across GCP, AWS, Azure, or hybrid/multi-cloud deployments.
• Comfortable working across the stack.
• Communicate security concepts clearly to non-security engineers and stakeholders.
• Thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve.
• Experience working with AI/ML systems or LLM-based applications.

Requirements

• If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!

Benefits

• 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!).