Cohere

Member of Technical Staff, Training Infra Engineer

Paris, Île-de-France, France

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

Candidates should possess extremely strong software engineering skills and proficiency in Python along with related ML frameworks such as JAX, Pytorch, and XLA/MLIR. Experience with distributed training infrastructures like Kubernetes and Slurm, as well as large-scale distributed training strategies, is essential. Hands-on experience in training large models at scale and contributing to the tooling or setup of the training infrastructure is also required. A bonus would be having published papers at top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, and others.

Responsibilities

As a Member of Technical Staff, you will design and write high-performance and scalable software for training. You will improve the training setup from both an infrastructure and codebase performance perspective. Additionally, you will craft and implement tools to accelerate training cycles and enhance the overall efficacy of the training infrastructure. You will also research, implement, and experiment with ideas on the supercompute and data infrastructure while learning from and collaborating with leading researchers in the field.

Skills

Python
JAX
Pytorch
XLA/MLIR
Kubernetes
Slurm
Ray
Software Development
Distributed Training

Cohere

Provides NLP tools and LLMs via API

About Cohere

Cohere provides advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools and Large Language Models (LLMs) through a user-friendly API. Their services cater to a wide range of clients, including businesses that want to improve their content generation, summarization, and search functions. Cohere's business model focuses on offering scalable and affordable generative AI tools, generating revenue by granting API access to pre-trained models that can handle tasks like text classification, sentiment analysis, and semantic search in multiple languages. The platform is customizable, enabling businesses to create smarter and faster solutions. With multilingual support, Cohere effectively addresses language barriers, making it suitable for international use.

Key Metrics

Toronto, CanadaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$914.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_DCompany Stage
AI & Machine LearningIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Risks

Competitors like Google and Microsoft may overshadow Cohere with seamless enterprise system integration.
Reliance on Nvidia chips poses risks if supply chain issues arise or strategic focus shifts.
High cost of AI data center could strain financial resources if government funding is delayed.

Differentiation

Cohere's North platform outperforms Microsoft Copilot and Google Vertex AI in enterprise functions.
Rerank 3.5 model processes queries in over 100 languages, enhancing multilingual search capabilities.
Command R7B model excels in RAG, math, and coding, outperforming competitors like Google's Gemma.

Upsides

Cohere's AI data center project positions it as a key player in Canadian AI.
North platform offers secure AI deployment for regulated industries, enhancing privacy-focused enterprise solutions.
Cohere's multilingual support breaks language barriers, expanding its global market reach.

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