Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Security has become a core product capability in modern SaaS, especially for platforms that ship cloud-native services to developers and enterprises. This Senior Security Engineer role stands out because it sits close to how software is built and delivered, embedding security into CI/CD workflows, production cloud environments, and application lifecycles rather than treating it as a separate compliance function.
For a long-term SaaS career, the scope here maps to the problems that recur across subscription software businesses at scale: vulnerability management, detection engineering, incident response readiness, and repeatable controls that do not slow delivery. Experience making build versus buy decisions on security tooling and turning security signals into metrics is also widely transferable across SaaS companies with evolving product lines and growing customer expectations.
The role is best suited to a hands-on security engineer who prefers influencing outcomes through practical automation and clear risk communication. It fits someone comfortable partnering with product and engineering teams, navigating trade-offs, and operating with imperfect information while still raising the security bar in a way that supports ongoing shipping.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Who are we?
Our mission is to scale intelligence to serve humanity. We’re training and deploying frontier models for developers and enterprises who are building AI systems to power magical experiences like content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI.
We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. We like to work hard and move fast to do what’s best for our customers.
Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are passionate about their craft. Each person is one of the best in the world at what they do. We believe that a diverse range of perspectives is a requirement for building great products.
Join us on our mission and shape the future!
As a Senior Security Engineer you will:
Serve as trusted advisor to team’s leadership and partner teams by clearly articulating business risks associated with security issues
Lead security operation functions – including vulnerability management, SAST, DAST, detection engineering, and incident response – in CI/CD and cloud-native production environments
Integrate security into our applications throughout the software development lifecycle
Collaborate with product and development teams, driving the success of larger projects to ensure that software is built and deployed securely without compromising agility and speed
Driving and supporting bug bounty program, application security reviews and threat modeling, including code review and dynamic testing
Assess and integrate security tools to automate and scale security processes, i.e: evaluate open-source vs vendor solutions
Gather and analyze security metrics to address security issues with cross-team dependencies
Be a problem solver who is empathetic to developer concerns and will employ constructive and flexible approach to building innovative solutions
You may be a good fit if:
5+ years previous experience in Application/Product Security or Security Operations with a strong focus on security tool onboarding and optimization
You have an understanding of vulnerability management, network security, cloud security concepts, and industry best practices across many fields of security
You are comfortable with ambiguity and are able to make informed decisions with little data
You employ a flexible and constructive approach when solving problems
You are able to make trade-offs between build vs. buy decisions - help build solutions and able to review what tools are available
You understand secure engineering best practices, can articulate problem statements and propose solutions to both technically savvy and non-technical audiences
You have a deep technical understanding of common security vulnerabilities and risks, as well as countermeasures and compensating controls
You’re a hands-on security engineer interested in automating controls
If some of the above doesn’t line up perfectly with your experience, we still encourage you to apply!
We value and celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment for all. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to providing equal opportunities. Should you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please submit an Accommodations Request Form, and we will work together to meet your needs.
Full-Time Employees at Cohere enjoy these Perks:
🤝 An open and inclusive culture and work environment
🧑💻 Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
🍽 Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
🦷 Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
🐣 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
🎨 Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
🏙 Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
✈️ 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
