Senior Research Engineer - Cohere

Cohere is a leading security-first enterprise AI company building cutting-edge foundation AI models. As a Senior Research Engineer on the Safety team, you will build tools for data synthesis, analysis, and management to develop safer and more reliable models. You will work closely with research scientists and engineers to create efficient pipelines and data infrastructure.

• Design and implement robust data pipeline tooling that enables frequent, low-friction data generation and annotation.
• Create cohesive data infrastructure that supports continuous parallel operation with model experimentation.
• Establish standardized processes for data validation, analysis, and improvement of data.
• Collaborate with the ML modeling team to align data capabilities with experimental needs.
• Maintain opinionated, well-documented solutions that become team standards.
• Develop systematic analysis frameworks to identify incoming data sources and benchmark coverage gaps.

• Extremely strong software engineering skills.
• Strong statistical skills and experience evaluating scientific experiments related to data collection and model performance.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, JAX).
• Demonstrated ability to own complex technical projects from conception to deployment.