Senior Security Engineer

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 and 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.

As a Senior Security Engineer you will

Serve as trusted advisor to team’s leadership and partner teams by clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues

Lead security operation 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

Collaborate with product and development teams, driving the success of larger projects to ensure that software is built and deployed securely without compromising agility and speed

Drive and support 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, i.e. : evaluate 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 will employ a constructive and flexible approach to building innovative solutions

You may be a good fit if

5+ years previous experience in Application / Product Security or Security Operations with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization

You have an understanding of vulnerability management, network security, cloud security concepts, and industry best practices across many fields of security

You are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to make informed decisions with little data

You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems

You are able to make trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions - help build solutions and able to review what tools are available

You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences

You have a deep technical understanding of common security vulnerabilities and risks, as well as countermeasures and compensating controls

You’re a hands‑on security engineer interested in automating controls

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, 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)

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