Senior Member of Technical Staff, MLE (Middle East)

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute large-group projects from ideation to production.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, and other disciplines.
• Mentor a distributed team of engineers and establish subject matter expertise.
• Identify opportunities and gaps in existing models and strategize improvements.
• Work closely with product teams to develop AI solutions.
• Collaborate with partner organizations on technical projects.
• Assist legal teams in preparing patents for developed intellectual property.
• Shape key deliverables at a pivotal company stage and wear multiple hats.

Requirements

• Strong experience leading ML teams in applied research and production.
• Proven ability in setting and executing technical direction for new or existing products.
• History of working cross-discipline in matrixed organizations.
• Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks (Tensorflow, TF-Serving, JAX, XLA/MLIR).
• Experience with large-scale distributed training and inference.
• Strong mentorship, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated passion for applied ML models and products.
• Working proficiency in Arabic required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for B2B companies in the ML space.
• Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are welcome.

Benefits

• Open and inclusive work culture
• Work with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
• Full health and dental benefits, including mental health budget
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for 6 months (Canada, US, UK only)
• Personal enrichment benefits (arts, culture, fitness, well-being, workspace improvement)
• Remote-flexible, offices and co-working stipend
• 6 weeks of vacation

About the Company

Cohere's mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity by training and deploying frontier AI models for developers and enterprises. We value diversity, collaboration, and rapid iteration to maximize model capabilities and customer value. Our team includes world-class researchers, engineers, and designers passionate about building transformative AI systems. Cohere is committed to inclusivity and encourages applicants of all backgrounds.