Engineering Manager, FDE Infrastructure

Cohere

Engineering Manager leading a Deployment Engineering team focused on AI solutions at Cohere. Responsible for deploying Cohere's North platform in customer environments across the Middle East.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and mentor a team of Forward Deployed Engineers
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.
Fluency in additional European languages (Nice to Have's)
Experience with AI/ML infrastructure (Nice to Have's)
Background in enterprise security and compliance (Nice to Have's)

Benefits

Comp & perks

An open and inclusive culture and work environment
Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
A weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent in your local currency for lunch.
Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
RRSP matching, 401K, Pension Scheme.
100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months, for either parent.
Annual enrichment benefits:
Arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and a workspace improvement credit.
Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching.
Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
6 weeks of paid vacation (30 working days!)
Budget for traveling to other offices if you are remote, plus an annual company offsite.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringcloud infrastructureKubernetesHelmCI/CD pipelinesAI/ML infrastructureenterprise software deploymentOpenSearchdatabase optimizationscaling guidelines

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcommunicationhigh agencydoer mentalitycollaborationcustomer successteam managementadaptability