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Cohere is hiring a Member of Technical Staff - Sovereign AI

About the Role

Build and optimize foundational AI infrastructure that supports sovereign deployment models, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, secure, and compliant solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop core systems enabling AI deployment under sovereign governance frameworks
  • Design distributed systems for secure model serving and data handling
  • Collaborate with security teams to enforce strict access controls and auditability
  • Optimize infrastructure for performance, reliability, and compliance
  • Implement tooling for monitoring, observability, and incident response
  • Support integration of AI models into regulated environments
  • Contribute to architecture decisions around data residency and jurisdictional compliance
  • Work on deployment pipelines that meet strict operational security standards
  • Ensure systems adhere to cryptographic and data protection requirements
  • Partner with product and policy teams to align technical design with regulatory expectations
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production environments
  • Write clean, maintainable code with comprehensive testing
  • Participate in code and design reviews
  • Stay current with advancements in AI infrastructure and security practices
  • Document system designs and operational procedures

Nice to Have

  • Advanced degree in a technical discipline
  • Experience with large-scale AI model deployment
  • Background in government or defense-related technology projects
  • Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects
  • Knowledge of formal verification or zero-trust architectures

Compensation

Competitive salary and equity package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility based on team and role needs

Team

Part of a specialized engineering team focused on sovereign AI infrastructure and deployment

Why This Role Matters

AI systems are increasingly deployed in contexts requiring strict data governance and national oversight. This role directly contributes to building technology that enables trusted, localized AI operations for governments and large institutions.

What We Value

Technical excellence, ownership, collaboration, and a commitment to building systems that are secure, transparent, and accountable.

Available for qualified candidates

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Cohere
Cohere trains and deploys frontier AI models for developers and enterprises building systems for content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents.
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Job Details
Department Modeling
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Posted 6 months ago