Staff Software Engineer - AI

Cohere Health

3h • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer - AI to join our Engineering team. In this role, you will build the mission-critical AI infrastructure and cohesive data layer that powers intelligent agents and applications serving health insurance plans covering over 15 million people. You'll partner closely with product, data science, and clinical teams to build the foundation that transforms how clinical intelligence is delivered at scale. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on healthcare outcomes while working with modern technologies in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience building and delivering complex, production-grade software systems, with deep expertise in modern development practices, cloud environments, and scalable architecture.
• Strong background designing data systems and pipelines that support AI-driven applications, with solid fundamentals in data modeling, data quality, and working across diverse data sources.
• Experience working with modern AI systems and applying them in real-world, production environments.
• Proven ability to define technical direction, influence system design across teams, and communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Track record of mentoring engineers and contributing to engineering standards, frameworks, or best practices that improve team-wide effectiveness.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive the technical vision and roadmap for Cohere’s AI-powered agents, applications, and platforms, ensuring scalable, reusable, and high-performance solutions.
• Partner with enterprise architecture to define standards and ensure designs meet key non-functional requirements (observability, performance, operational readiness).
• Lead the design and delivery of production-ready systems, including data and retrieval architectures that provide AI agents with the right context across healthcare data sources.
• Own code quality through active code reviews, release leadership, deployments, and on-call support, ensuring systems are reliable, scalable, and compliant with healthcare standards (e.g., HIPAA).
• Partner with product, ML/DS, clinical, and architecture teams to translate requirements into effective, end-to-end technical solutions, contributing to planning, design, and delivery.
• Mentor and support engineers across levels, unblocking work, elevating technical quality, and improving team effectiveness through best practices and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• 401K retirement plan with company match; flexible spending and health savings account
• Flex Time Off + company holidays
• Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pet insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior