Software Engineer Intern, Cohere
Spring 2026
Enterprise-grade AI solutions for real-world business problems
Be an early applicant
Enterprise-grade AI solutions for real-world business problems
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to scale innovation, boost productivity, and drive progress that reaches everyone.
Role
Who you are
- To be eligible for this position, you should be currently enrolled in a post-secondary program and available for a full-time 3-6 month internship, co-op, or research work term
- If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply! If you consider yourself a thoughtful worker, a lifelong learner, and a kind and playful team member, Cohere is the place for you
What the job involves
- This role is for students who are excited about building the next generation of machine learning models and NLP products
- Our SWE roles can cover creating datasets for machine learning, scaling the pods to serve our API, or even building out new security features on our platform
- We don't distinguish much between interns and full-time employees, and you’ll have plenty of opportunities to push code to production
- You'll have full autonomy and ownership over high-impact work, and will be backed by the support of an incredible team or leaders & mentors
- We're currently hiring for multiple teams and roles, including Frontend, Backend, Full-stack, and Infrastructure roles
- We'll take your interests & experience into account throughout the application process
- Ship delightful experiences for our user-facing products, meticulously crafting code for browsers or server code
- Build features for the API platform that directly impact users
- Design and implement robust data pipelines (crawlers, storage, filters)
- Design and implement scalable services or infrastructure for machine learning development
- Build internal tooling (CI/CD, dev utilities) to move faster together
- Build tech writing skills through maintaining and contributing to technical documentation, both internal and external facing
- Keep up with the cutting edge and adopt new technologies to improve performance and reliability across Cohere
Application process
- Our recruitment process will begin in the upcoming weeks, and we will be carefully reviewing applications and assessing potential candidates for our internships
- Should we find a suitable match with your qualifications and our requirements, we will be in touch to discuss the opportunity further and to advance your application to the next stage
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Many businesses are now faced with the challenge of adopting advanced AI safely and securely. While AI tools like ChatGPT are making headlines, companies (especially those in regulated industries such as banking, telecoms, or government services) worry about privacy, compliance, and control over their sensitive data. Cohere addresses these concerns by offering AI solutions that can be trained on a company's internal data and, importantly, run on their own infrastructure rather than relying on external cloud providers. And in a world where data breaches and regulatory scrutiny are constant threats, this focus on trust and security is key.
In a competitive landscape, dominated by giants like OpenAI, Google, and Elon Musk;'s xAI, Cohere is setting itself apart by targeting businesses exclusively. Its approach has earned it contracts with some big names, like Royal Bank of Canada, Fujitsu, LG, Oracle, and Dell. By focusing on reliability and enterprise adoption rather than viral consumer appeal, Cohere has carved out a strong niche for itself.
This isn't going unnoticed either, as the company recently raised $500M, boosting its valuation to $6.8B, and brought on board top talent from MEta and Uber to strengthen its leadership team. Alongside this, its doubled its annual recurring reveneu to $100M in 2025 and is aiming to hit $200M by year-end. With its North platform for AI agents and a lean cost structure compared with larger rivals, Cohere is very much ready for more growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
192% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2025
$100m
LATE VC
Aug 2025
$500m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Six weeks’ paid vacation
- Equity / stock options
- RRSP, 401(k), and Pension Scheme contributions
- Coverage for 100% of your insurance premiums across health, dental, vision, and travel
- Additional coverage for accessing mental health providers/services
- Six months of fully paid parental leave, including adoption and surrogacy
- Financial support for egg freezing and IVF in Canada and the UK
- A monthly fitness and wellness allowance
- Globally dispersed company that supports a remote work culture
- A $2,000 annual education benefit for professional development
- A weekly stipend for meals when working remotely and catered lunch when working from one of our global offices
- A monthly arts and culture allowance
- A monthly quality time allowance
Company HQ
Grange Park, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Aidan Gomez
(Co-Founder & CEO)Aidan received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Oxford in 2024 and has served as Cohere's CEO since co-founding the company in 2019.
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