Cohere

Enterprise AI Platform — Founded by Transformer Co-Author

2019
Founded
Toronto
Headquarters
~500
Employees
~$7B
Valuation
Culture Overview

What it's really like to work at Cohere

Cohere is building enterprise AI tools powered by large language models, founded by Aidan Gomez, a co-author of the original Transformer paper. The culture emphasizes learning and research, with an engineering-driven approach where team members wear many hats in a fast-moving startup environment.

Continuous Learning Engineering-Driven Wear Many Hats
Glassdoor Ratings

What employees actually say

2.9
Overall Glassdoor Score
Based on 120 reviews
Culture & Values 3.0
Work-Life Balance 3.5
Compensation & Benefits 3.2
Career Opportunities 2.5
Senior Management 2.3
Overall Rating 2.9
48% Recommend to a Friend
55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)
Employee Review Themes

The good and the hard parts

✓ What employees love

  • ✓ Cutting-edge NLP research from Transformer co-author
  • ✓ Enterprise AI focus gives real customer impact
  • ✓ Toronto HQ means strong Canadian talent pool
  • ✓ Fast-moving with startup energy

✗ What could be better

  • ✗ Frequent organizational restructuring has led to notable team turnover
  • ✗ Internal communication from leadership could be more transparent and consistent
  • ✗ Career growth paths not well-defined
  • ✗ Engineering processes still maturing
Engineering Culture

How the engineering team works

Tech Stack

Python Go

Products

Command Embed Rerank

Research-to-Product

Engineering team works across the full research-to-product pipeline, turning cutting-edge NLP research into production-grade enterprise APIs.

Team Structure

Small, fast-moving teams with high ownership. Engineers wear many hats across research and production.

Open Positions

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