Software Engineer, Cohere
Security Agents
$180-325k
US salary varies depending on location. Canada: $260K – $385K. Offers Equity
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
$180-325k
US salary varies depending on location. Canada: $260K – $385K. Offers Equity
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower businesses to scale innovation, boost productivity, and drive progress that reaches everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of shipping user-facing security features
- Strong Python development skills with significant production experience
- Experience building or working with autonomous systems, AI agents, or intelligent automation
- Solid understanding of security principles including session management, authentication, authorization, and secure coding practices
- Ability to think about security at multiple layers: application security, agent behavior security, and infrastructure security
- Comfortable working across the full stack and diving into unfamiliar codebases to understand and fix issues
- Thrive in fast-paced environments where you can adapt to evolving priorities
- Excited about the intersection of AI/ML and security engineering
- If any of the above doesn’t line up exactly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- The North Security team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to create autonomous systems that handle the complex, critical tasks security practitioners face every day
- As a Senior Software Engineer focused on agentic security, you'll build intelligent systems that empower security teams
- Build autonomous security agents that perform alert triage, secure code reviews, threat modeling, and vulnerability assessment
- Develop agent orchestration systems that help security practitioners automate repetitive security tasks
- Design and implement agent security controls to ensure our AI agents can safely interact with sensitive enterprise data
- Create the security infrastructure that allows agents to operate in high-trust environments with stringent deployment requirements
- Ship production-ready agent capabilities that run efficiently in resource-constrained environments
- Research and implement novel security patterns for AI agent systems, sometimes requiring custom solutions where standard libraries fall short
- Conduct security testing of both the agents you build and the platform that runs them
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, it's doubled its annual recurring revenue 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 8 rounds)
Apr 2026
$600m
SERIES E
Sep 2025
$100m
LATE VC
Total funding: $2.1bn
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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