Member of Technical Staff, Pre-Training Data

Member of Technical Staff, MLE (Pre-Training Data)Join to apply for the Member of Technical Staff, MLE (Pre-Training Data) role at CohereContinue with Google Continue with GoogleMember of Technical Staff, MLE (Pre-Training Data)Join to apply for the Member of Technical Staff, MLE (Pre-Training Data) role at CohereWho 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.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. 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.Join us on our mission and shape the futureWhy this role?As a Machine Learning Engineer specializing in pretraining data, you will play a pivotal role in developing the data pipeline that underpins Cohere’s advanced language models. Your responsibilities will encompass the end-to-end management of training data, including ingestion, cleaning, filtering, and optimization, as well as data modeling to ensure datasets are structured and formatted for optimal model performance. You will work with diverse data sources—such as web data, code data, multilingual corpora, and synthetic data—to ensure their quality, diversity, and reliability.In this role, you will design and implement scalable, robust pipelines for data processing, conduct data ablations to evaluate quality, and experiment with data mixtures to enhance model performance. By combining research and engineering, you will bridge the gap between raw data and cutting-edge AI models, directly contributing to improvements in critical training metrics like throughput and accelerator utilization.Your work will be essential to Cohere’s mission of delivering efficient and reliable language understanding and generation capabilities, driving innovation in natural language processing. If you are passionate about transforming data into the foundation of AI systems, this role offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact.Please Note: We have offices in London, Toronto, San Francisco, New York but also embrace being remote-friendly There are no restrictions on where you can be located for this role.As a Machine Learning Engineer (Pre-Training Data), You WillDesign and build scalable data pipelines to ingest, clean, filter, and optimize diverse datasets, including web data, code data, multilingual corpora, and synthetic data.Conduct data ablations to assess data quality and experiment with data mixtures to enhance model performance.Develop robust data modeling techniques to ensure datasets are structured and formatted for optimal training efficiency.Research and implement innovative data curation methods, leveraging Cohere’s infrastructure to drive advancements in natural language processing.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including researchers and engineers, to ensure data pipelines meet the demands of cutting-edge language models.You May Be a Good Fit If You HaveStrong software engineering skills, with proficiency in Python and experience building data pipelines.Familiarity with data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark, Apache Beam, Pandas, or similar tools.Experience working with large-scale datasets, including web data, code data, and multilingual corpora.Knowledge of data quality assessment techniques and experimentation with data mixtures.A passion for bridging research and engineering to solve complex data-related challenges in AI model training.Bonus: paper at top-tier venues (such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AIStats, MLSys, JMLR, AAAI, Nature, COLING, ACL, EMNLP).If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply If you want to work really hard on a glorious mission with teammates that want the same thing, Cohere is the place for you.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 6 months for employees based in Canada, the US, and the UK 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 and London and co-working stipend️ 6 weeks of vacationNote: This post is co-authored by both Cohere humans and Cohere technology.Seniority levelSeniority levelInternshipEmployment typeEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesSoftware DevelopmentReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Cohere by 2xSign in to set job alerts for “Member of Technical Staff” roles.Continue with Google Continue with GoogleContinue with Google Continue with GoogleMedical Laboratory Technologist - Molecular Diagnostics - Temporary Full-time 2025-12488 (2025-12488)Senior Pension Analyst, Merged Plans (Contract)Engineering Manager Equipment - TechnicalTechnical Consulting Director, HydrologistMember of Technical Staff (intern/co-op)Toronto, Ontario, Canada$150,000.00-$600,000.001 month agoMember of Technical Staff, Post training teamMember of Technical Staff, Next Generation AgentsMember of Technical Staff, Safety for AgentsMember of Technical Staff, Model ServingMember of Technical Staff, Training Performance EngineerMember of Technical Staff, Model Serving InfrastructureSystem Development Specialist (Open Data Operations Lead)Markham, Ontario, Canada $126,160 - $189,240 2 days agoWe’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. 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