Shape the Future of AI: Join Cohere as a Senior Security Engineer
Cohere is on a mission to scale intelligence and empower developers and enterprises building the next generation of AI-powered applications. We're training and deploying cutting-edge models for content generation, semantic search, RAG, agents, and more, accelerating the widespread adoption of AI.
We're a team of world-class researchers, engineers, and designers who are passionate about our craft and committed to building great products. We believe that diverse perspectives are essential to our success.
Ready to make a real impact on the future of AI? We're looking for a talented and driven Senior Security Engineer to join our team.
What You'll Do:
Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership and partner teams, clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues.
Lead security operations functions, including vulnerability management, SAST, DAST, detection engineering, and incident response in CI/CD and cloud-native production environments.
Integrate security into our applications throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Collaborate with product and development teams to ensure software is built and deployed securely without compromising agility and speed.
Drive and support our bug bounty program, application security reviews, and threat modeling, including code review and dynamic testing.
Assess and integrate security tools to automate and scale security processes, evaluating open-source vs. vendor solutions.
Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues with cross-team dependencies.
Be a problem solver who is empathetic to developer concerns and employs a constructive and flexible approach to building innovative solutions.
What You'll Bring:
5+ years of experience in Application/Product Security or Security Operations with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization.
Deep understanding of vulnerability management, network security, cloud security concepts, and industry best practices across many fields of security.
Comfort navigating ambiguity and making informed decisions with limited data.
A flexible and constructive approach to problem-solving.
Experience making trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions.
Understanding of secure engineering best practices, with the ability to articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Deep technical understanding of common security vulnerabilities and risks, as well as countermeasures and compensating controls.
A hands-on approach and a passion for automating security controls.
Even if you don't meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply! We value diverse experiences and backgrounds.
We value and celebrate diversity and 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.
Perks of Working at Cohere:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)