Lead Search Performance Engineer at Cohere

Cohere • montreal (administrative region), qc • Posted July 09, 2026

Position Overview

Enhance user engagement and search efficiency with Cohere as a Lead Search Performance Engineer. This remote role focuses on optimizing search applications and drives innovation in AI-driven technologies.
Cohere seeks a Senior Performance Engineer to join the Compass team for improving search capabilities. You'll implement performance monitoring, develop benchmarks, and collaborate with product teams to refine models. Your expertise will be pivotal in enhancing both response times and infrastructure efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop performance monitoring strategies for search services
• Maintain benchmarking frameworks for model evaluation
• Collaborate on optimizing search models and performance
• Support the scaling of search services for efficiency
• Partner with product teams for technical implementations
Requirements:
• Proficient in Python, OpenSearch, and ElasticSearch
• 4+ years of experience in production settings
• Skilled in benchm...