Cohere

Enterprise AI Platform — Founded by Transformer Co-Author

The consensus on Cohere: Choose Cohere if you want Transformer co-author pedigree and enterprise AI focus — but expect turbulence and lower ratings.

2019

Founded

Toronto

Headquarters

~850

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

Glassdoor Ratings

Cohere Glassdoor Ratings & Employee Reviews

3.0

Overall Glassdoor Score

Based on 120 reviews

Culture & Values 3.0

Work-Life Balance 2.5

Compensation & Benefits 3.2

Career Opportunities 2.5

Senior Management 2.3

Overall Rating 3.0

48% Recommend to a Friend

55% CEO Approval (Aidan Gomez)

Employee Review Themes

Working at Cohere: Pros & Cons

✓ 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

Join the Cohere team

... open positions.

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