VP Product Engineering

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?

- Lead a diverse team of engineers in their effort to create high-performance, secure language models for dev-centric enterprise products.

- Create an efficient and effective organizational structure for the Engineering team.

- Help us scale! Provide vision and direction around code principles, project structuring, best practices, team dynamics, and engineering culture.

As VP, Product Engineering your responsibilities include:

- Delivering large-scale dev-centric enterprise products.

- Aligning our teams around a strong product vision and nurturing a culture of innovation, creativity, and collaboration.

- Helping the team thrive by defining paths for professional development among our Engineers.

- Overseeing and participating in the day-to-day running of our Engineering teams.

- Closely partnering with Product, Design, and ML teams.

- Communicating and presenting plans and updates to senior executives and the wider organization

- You tell us! We need someone who has big ideas, and isn't afraid to rock the boat.

You may be a good fit, if you have:

- 10+ years of Engineering experience in a scaling software company including 5+ years in a senior leadership role.

- A proven track record of effectively leading and delivering a suite of external-facing products from conception to production.

- Experience with large-scale dev-centric enterprise products, Large Language Models, and/or AI products.

- A strong technical background, with experience in a variety of Engineering disciplines.

- Experience building, growing, and empowering bith front-end and back-end engineering teams.

- A scrappy, startup mentality to move fast, iterate quickly, learn on the go, and take initiative.

- Great communication and interpersonal skills working across different teams, personalities, and working styles.

If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!

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 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12a6IrLdF3kI2nonKSr4tiFuz18rLQbaeYV-JM9L4o9Q/edit, and we will work together to meet your needs.

Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:

🤝 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!)