Software Engineer, Security

The role

You will build and secure North's architecture by owning and shipping production security features. This includes developing OIDC/OAuth flows, session management, and implementing authentication mechanisms.

What you will do

• Contribute to core development of security features such as OIDC/OAuth flows and session management
• Write secure code to handle OIDC tokens, user claims, and sensitive data
• Implement authentication mechanisms including user login, token management, and authorization checks
• Pull in new tools to enhance North's security capabilities
• Design and implement secret management within Kubernetes clusters
• Communicate security best practices to stakeholders

Required qualifications

• 5+ years building user-facing security features in production systems
• Ship production Python confidently and frequently
• Understand OIDC/OAuth 2.0, JWT validation, and token lifecycle management
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in both development and production environments
• Worked across GCP, AWS, Azure, or hybrid/multi-cloud deployments
• Comfortable working across the stack
• Communicate security concepts clearly to non-security engineers and stakeholders
• Thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities evolve

Nice to have

• Experience working with AI/ML systems or LLM-based applications

Benefits

• Weekly lunch stipend of $75/£75 or equivalent
• 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
• Annual enrichment benefits for arts & culture, fitness/wellness, quality time, and workspace improvement
• Education & learning stipend for conferences, courses, and coaching
• 6 weeks of paid vacation
• Budget for traveling to other offices if remote
• Annual company offsite
• Daily lunch program, snacks, and social events for those in office
• Co-working benefit for those not near an office
• $500 home office stipend

About the company

Cohere is a security-first enterprise AI company that builds foundation AI models and end-to-end products. It is a global technology company headquartered in Toronto.