Cohere - Lead Member of Technical Staff, Inference Infrastructure

San Francisco, California, United States - Hybrid3mo ago

In Office Staff NA Mental Health Cloud Computing Staff Scientist Kubernetes GCP AWS Azure Linux

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering experience running production infrastructure at a large scale, with a track record of technical leadership • Demonstrated experience leading the architecture and design of large, highly available distributed systems with Kubernetes and GPU workloads on those clusters • Deep expertise with Kubernetes dev and production coding and support, including setting team-wide standards and best practices • Extensive experience across GCP, Azure, AWS, OCI, and multi-cloud on-prem / hybrid serving environments, with the ability to guide strategic infrastructure decisions • Proven ability to lead the design, deployment, support, and troubleshooting of complex Linux-based computing environments at scale • Experience owning compute/storage/network resource and cost management at an organisational level, including optimisation strategies • Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional initiatives to build mission-critical systems • The grit and adaptability to both solve and guide others through complex technical challenges that evolve day to day • Strong expertise in the computational characteristics of accelerators (GPUs, TPUs, and/or custom accelerators), and how to leverage them to drive latency and throughput improvements at scale • Deep knowledge of distributed systems, with experience establishing patterns and practices across engineering teams • Proficiency in Golang, C++ or other languages designed for high-performance scalable servers, with the ability to set coding standards and conduct senior-level technical reviews • 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!)

Benefits

• Are you energized by leading the design of high-performance, scalable and reliable machine learning systems? Do you want to set technical direction and help shape the next generation of AI platforms powering advanced NLP applications? We are looking for a Lead Member of Technical Staff to join the Model Serving team at Cohere. The team is responsible for developing, deploying, and operating the AI platform delivering Cohere's large language models through easy to use API endpoints. In this role, you will provide technical leadership across multiple teams, driving the architecture and strategy for deploying optimized NLP models to production in low latency, high throughput, and high availability environments. You will serve as a key point of contact for customers, leading the design of customized deployments to meet their specific needs, and mentoring engineers to raise the technical bar across the team. • Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit. • Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching. • 6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!) • Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite. • How and Where We Work: • Cohere is remote-friendly. We have offices in Toronto, San Francisco, New York City, London, Paris, Montreal, and more coming soon. • For those in the office: a daily lunch program, plenty of snacks, and regular community and social events. • For those not near an office: a co-working benefit so you can work alongside others in your city. • Everyone receives a $500 home office stipend to set up your workspace properly. • If any of the above doesn’t line up exactly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply. • We 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. • We may use AI-enabled tools to screen and assess applicants against the criteria for this position. This helps our recruiters identify potentially qualified candidates, but it doesn't limit the applications our recruiters may review or consider.