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We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.\nWe’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.\nWe obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.\nWe are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!\nAbout the Role\nWe're seeking a Senior/Staff Engineer to build and maintain the automation infrastructure that powers the development cycles of our North platform. This engineer will design and implement robust automation systems that enable engineers to efficiently test and validate changes across diverse environments and configurations. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure and standards. You'll build the systems, frameworks, and culture that allow the rest of engineering to own quality themselves; improving and extending our testing platform by creating the infrastructure that allows engineers to write and execute tests, and enable every engineering team to ship with more confidence.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign and implement automation pipelines that support comprehensive testing across multiple environments with varying feature flags and realistic customer data profiles\n\nCreate intelligent testing agents that simulate real user behavior to validate different configuration combinations\n\nDevelop and maintain GitHub workflows and actions to automate testing, deployment, and validation processes\n\nManage and optimize Helm charts for deployment consistency across environments\n\nImplement and maintain ArgoCD workflows for continuous deployment and environment management\n\nEstablish best practices for testing methodologies and ensure adoption across engineering teams\n\nBuild scalable infrastructure that supports parallel test execution across diverse configurations\n\nDevelop infrastructure-as-code templates and configurations for reproducible test environments\n\nImplement containerization strategies for test environments and dependencies\n\nCreate benchmarking frameworks to measure performance and reliability across different configurations\n\nMonitor and improve test coverage and reliability metrics\n\nCollaborate with product and engineering teams to understand testing requirements and translate them into automated solutions\n\nTroubleshoot and resolve complex testing infrastructure issues\n\nRequired Qualifications\n5+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on automation and testing infrastructure\n\nExpert proficiency in Python and TypeScript\n\nExtensive experience with GitHub workflows and actions\n\nDeep understanding of testing methodologies and best practices\n\nExperience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines\n\nContainerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes)\n\nBenchmarking experience and performance testing methodologies\n\nCloud platform experience (AWS, GCP, or Azure)\n\nBackground in developer tools or platform engineering\n\nAbility to design and implement complex automation systems\n\nStrong problem-solving skills and attention to detail\n\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working with LLMs in production environments\n\nFamiliarity with infrastructure-as-code principles\n\nExperience with container orchestration and management\n\nKnowledge of performance testing tools and frameworks\n\nExperience with monitoring and observability tools\n\nBackground in test framework development\n\nStrong working knowledge of Helm charts and ArgoCD\n\nInfrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar)\n\nWhat You'll Build\nYou'll enhance our testing platform to allow engineers to:\nSpin up environments with specific feature flag combinations using infrastructure-as-code\n\nLoad test configurations with realistic customer data volumes in containerized environments\n\nRun comprehensive test suites across multiple environment configurations with automated benchmarking\n\nGenerate detailed performance and reliability reports across different cloud environments\n\nAutomatically detect and flag regressions in diverse usage scenarios\n\nScale testing infrastructure to accommodate our growing customer base\n\nThis is a critical role for ensuring the reliability and scalability of our North platform as we continue to grow our customer base and expand our feature set. You'll have the opportunity to shape the future of our development infrastructure and make a significant impact on product quality. (edited)\nFull-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:\nA weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.\n\nFull health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.\n\nRRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.\n\n100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.\n\nAnnual enrichment benefits:\nArts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.\nEducation & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.\n\n6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)\n\nBudget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.\n\nHow and Where We Work:\nCohere is remote-friendly, but we also have offices in Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul with more opening soon.\n\nFor those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events.\n\nFor those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city.\n\nEveryone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly.\n\nIf any of the above doesn’t line up exactly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply.\nWe strive to create an inclusive work environment for all; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.\nWe may use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position. This helps our recruiters identify potentially qualified candidates, but it doesn't limit the applications our recruiters may review or consider.\nBeware of Scams: Cohere will never ask for payment or third-party services (e.g., CV writing) as part of our hiring process. All legitimate roles are listed on the Cohere careers page and LinkedIn only, with all communications from Cohere employees coming from an @cohere.com or @cw.cohere email alias. 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