Cohere

Software Engineer Intern/Co-op (Fall 2025)

Canada

Not SpecifiedCompensation
InternshipExperience Level
InternshipJob Type
UnknownVisa
Artificial Intelligence, AI & Machine Learning, Software DevelopmentIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Employment Type: Intern
  • Salary: Not provided

Cohere is a company focused on scaling intelligence to serve humanity. They train and deploy frontier models for developers and enterprises, powering AI experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. They emphasize a culture of hard work, fast iteration, and customer-centricity. Cohere is a team of passionate individuals who believe in diverse perspectives and building great products. This internship offers full autonomy and ownership over impactful work, supported by experienced leaders and mentors. Multiple teams and roles are currently being hired, including Frontend, Backend, Full-stack, and Infrastructure.

Requirements

  • Not specified in the provided text.

Responsibilities

  • Contributing to increasing the capabilities of machine learning models.
  • Building datasets for machine learning.
  • Scaling the pods to serve the API.
  • Building out new security features on the platform.
  • Wearing multiple hats and taking ownership of high-impact work.

Application Instructions

  • The recruitment process will begin in the upcoming weeks.
  • Applications will be carefully reviewed, and potential candidates will be assessed.
  • Suitable matches will be contacted to discuss the opportunity further and advance their application to the next stage.

Company Information

  • Mission: To scale intelligence to serve humanity.
  • Focus: Training and deploying frontier models for AI systems.
  • Culture: Obsessive about building, customer-centric, diverse perspectives, hard work, fast iteration.
  • Teams: Frontend, Backend, Full-stack, and Infrastructure.

Skills

Machine Learning
Data Building
API Scaling
Security Features
Ownership & Initiative

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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