Cohere

Overview

Cohere's North team is seeking a Software Engineer with a focus on security to join our mission and make a significant impact, owning and shipping production security features that customers rely on every day.

About Cohere

Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.

Requirements & Eligibility

• Have 5+ years building user-facing security features in production systems
• Ship production Python confidently and frequently
• Understand OIDC/OAuth 2.0, JWT validation, and token lifecycle management deeply
• Have hands-on experience with Kubernetes in both development and production environments
• Have worked across GCP, AWS, Azure, or hybrid/multi-cloud deployments

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to the core development of security features such as OIDC/OAuth flows and session management
• Writing secure code to handle OIDC tokens, user claims, and sensitive data, adhering to best practices for JWT validation and encryption
• Implementing authentication mechanisms including user login, token management, and authorization checks to maintain data integrity
• Pulling in new tools to enhance North's security capabilities
• Design and implement secret management within Kubernetes clusters, including encryption and RBAC
• Communicate security best practices to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner