[Remote] Senior Android Engineer at Cohere

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI, TechnologyIndustries

Requirements

  • Have shipped (lots of) Android and iOS code (Kotlin, Swift) in production
  • Excel in fast-paced environments and can execute while priorities and objectives are a moving target
  • Worked in both large enterprises and startups
  • Have strong coding abilities and are comfortable working across the stack
  • Able to read and understand, and even fix issues outside of the main code base
  • Have experience bootstrapping new projects
  • Have built and deployed extremely performant client-side or server-side RAG/agentic applications to millions of users

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship features for North, our AI workspace platform
  • Collaborate with UI/UX designers to implement interface elements
  • Sometimes re-invent the wheel due to security and privacy requirements, without using the most popular libraries or tooling
  • Collaborate with researchers to productionize state-of-the-art models and techniques
  • Research new technologies and best practices

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

AndroidKotliniOSSwiftUI/UXRAGagentic applicationssecurityprivacy

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

Is this position remote?

Yes, this is a remote position.

What skills and experience are required for the Senior Android Engineer role?

Candidates should have shipped lots of Android and iOS code in production using Kotlin and Swift, excel in fast-paced environments, have experience in both enterprises and startups, strong coding abilities across the stack, and experience with performant RAG/agentic applications.

What is the company culture like at Cohere?

Cohere has an open and inclusive culture, obsesses over what they build, works hard and moves fast for customers, and consists of top experts passionate about their craft with a diverse range of perspectives.

What benefits do full-time employees at Cohere receive?

Full-time employees enjoy an open and inclusive culture, working closely with a cutting-edge AI research team, weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches and snacks, full health and dental benefits including mental health budget, 100% parental leave top-up for up to 6 months, and personal enrichment benefits for arts, culture, fitness, and well-being.

What makes a strong candidate for this role, and should I apply if I don't match perfectly?

Strong candidates have shipped lots of Android/iOS code, thrive in fast-paced settings, have cross-stack experience, and built performant AI apps; a bonus is loving art with a design eye and portfolio. Even if some qualifications don't match perfectly, they encourage applications and value diversity.

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.

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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