senior Software Engineer ic 5+ yrs · Posted Jan 15, 2026

About this role

Cohere is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Toronto, Canada. The posting calls out experience with Python, RAG, Security, AI Agents and roughly 5+ years of relevant work.

Role
Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
senior
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
Toronto, Canada
Experience
5+ years
Department
Product
Posted
Jan 15, 2026
AI Summary
Senior Software Engineer building security features for North, an AI workspace platform. Develop autonomous agents accessing sensitive enterprise data, write minimal code for low-resource environments, and perform application security testing. Requires 5+ years software engineering experience with strong Python production shipping and security principles expertise.

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Job description

from Cohere careers

Who are we?

Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. 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.

We 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. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.

Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.

Join us on our mission and shape the future!

Why This Role?

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 Senior Software Engineer with a focus on security to join our mission and make a significant impact.

Your Role:

As a Senior Software Engineer with a security focus, you'll play a pivotal role in building and securing North's architecture. Your responsibilities will include:

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