Engineering Manager, FDE Agentic Platform

About the role

Cohere, a security-first enterprise AI company, is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead its Deployment Engineering team in North America. The role suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and leads from the front: technically sharp, hands-on and focused on impact. You will manage a team of Forward Deployed Engineers building agentic solutions with Cohere's North platform, while integrating AI securely into sectors such as finance, healthcare and telecommunications.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Forward Deployed Engineers focused on building agentic solutions with North in on-premises environments.
• Take ownership of customer success from technical implementation through delivery.
• Work closely with Product, Engineering and Sales to shape how AI is delivered to enterprises.
• Build relationships with technical stakeholders on the customer side.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, bringing agentic solutions to every step of the development process.
• Define and implement processes that scale agent development and deployment across multiple client environments.

Required profile

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• Experience managing engineers in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Hands-on experience building and deploying enterprise software at scale, with a focus on agentic applications.
• Excellent communication skills in English, able to explain technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure.
• Background in enterprise security and compliance.

What we offer

• Weekly lunch stipend of $75 or equivalent in local currency.
• Health and dental benefits, including a separate mental health budget.
• RRSP matching, 401K and pension scheme.
• Parental leave top-up of up to 6 months for either parent.
• Enrichment benefits, education and learning stipend, and 6 weeks of paid vacation.
• Travel budget to other offices and an annual company offsite.
• $500 home office stipend and a co-working benefit for remote workers.