Cohere
Data Annotation Specialist, Data Science
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
Canada only
Employer listed it 3 months ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 3 months ago. Long-running listings are sometimes left up after the role is filled.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Canada only
Timezone
US East
Contract
Contract
Experience
Mid
Category
Data
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $110k–$200k a year, a typical range taken from 226 mid-level data roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in Canada. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Canada, Calgary, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Halifax, Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria, Montreal, Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in Canada
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Who are we?
Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems.
We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that.
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. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft.
We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us!
Why this role?
This role will focus on evaluating data science and coding tasks, requiring you to review and debug code, analyze model trajectories, and assess data visualization script development and logical flow implementation. Your work will contribute to our model development efforts and the logic our models apply when completing task requests.
Please note : This is a part-time independent contractor position available within Canada. We seek candidates who are able to commit to 16 hours per week minimum at a 40 CAD/hour contract rate. This role is BYOD 💻 - Bring Your Own Device (laptop). Remote work within Canada. 12 month contract.
As a Data Annotation Specialist, you will:
Evaluate the model's ability to respond to coding requests, workflows, and code base-related questions using available tools.
Assess agent trajectories and model capabilities for code generation, tabular and graphic manipulation, and debugging requests.
Prompt models to complete complex data science tasks and review the accuracy of generated responses.
Label, proofread, and improve machine-written and human-written software engineering-related outputs.
Report quality and performance trends related to model/agent behaviour and project assignments.
You may be a good fit if you have:
Exceptional data analysis and visualization skills.
3+ years of relevant industry experience working on real-world data science problems and pipelines.
Proficient knowledge and understanding of Python and industry-standard data science packages (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, sqlite, or others).
Strong understanding of SQL syntax writing and workflows; and a deep familiarity with file/data formats, such as markdown, JSON, XML, YAML, and HTML.
Prior experience re-writing, proofreading, and delivering feedback on code.
Familiarity with code agents (OpenCode, Claude Code, Codex) or evaluating agent trajectories is a plus.
The Candidate Journey:
Initial Screening: Our Talent Team will review your application.
First Assessment: If selected to move forward, you’ll receive a multiple-choice assessment by email.
Requirements
- ·Exceptional data analysis and visualization skills.
- ·3+ years of relevant industry experience working on real-world data science problems and pipelines.
- ·Proficient knowledge and understanding of Python and industry-standard data science packages (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, sqlite, or others).
- ·Strong understanding of SQL syntax writing and workflows; and a deep familiarity with file/data formats, such as markdown, JSON, XML, YAML, and HTML.
- ·Prior experience re-writing, proofreading, and delivering feedback on code.
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Cohere, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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