Engineering Manager, FDE Infrastructure (EMEA)

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 future!

About the Role

We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Deployment Engineering team in EMEA. This isn't a typical management role — we need someone who leads from the front, gets their hands dirty, and drives impact. You'll manage a team of Forward Deployed Engineers who are on the front lines of deploying Cohere's North platform into customer environments. You should be ready to be a force to be reckoned with.

Location: EMEA (remote-first)

What You'll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of Forward Deployed Engineers across EMEA

• Drive end-to-end deployment of North in private cloud and on-premises environments

• Take ownership of customer success from technical implementation through delivery

• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Sales to shape how we deliver AI to enterprises

• Mentor your team on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and enterprise-grade deployments

• Optimize performance for OpenSearch, databases, and other K8s services

• Define scaling guidelines for GPU and CPU compute resources

• Build processes & technology that scales — we're growing fast.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering with demonstrated leadership

• Hands-on experience deploying enterprise software at scale

• Strong expertise in cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, GCP)

• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines

• High agency — you don't wait for permission to solve problems

• A doer mentality — you dig in and get stuff done

• Experience managing engineers in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• Excellent communication skills in English.

Nice to Have's

• Fluency in additional European languages

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure

• Background in enterprise security and compliance.

What We Offer

• Remote-flexible work from anywhere in EMEA

• 6 weeks of paid vacation

• Equity/stock options

• Competitive salary

• Co-working stipend

• Annual learning allowance ($2,000)

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!)