Data Annotation Specialist, Generalist

applying detailed guidelines to complex and often ambiguous content, with strong contextual and sociocultural judgment, sensitivity to nuance, tone, and register, and the ability to reason well in cases where there is no single correct answer.

Comfort with ambiguity: a willingness to flag unclear or uncovered edge cases rather than guess, and to work productively on novel, experimental tasks whose definitions are still evolving.

A sharp, curious eye for inconsistencies, subtle errors, and model failure modes, including the instinct to probe models adversarially and surface where they break.

Familiarity with how large language models behave, such as hallucination, sycophancy, and instruction-following gaps, is a plus.

Excellent command of written English and strong reading comprehension, with the ability to clearly justify your evaluations, including why an output is correct or incorrect, high-quality or low-quality, and to write clear prompts and exemplars that explain your reasoning.

Bonus points if you are fluent in another language!

Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy, with the ability to maintain consistency across high-volume and monotonous tasks.

Comfort working with annotation platforms and structured formats such as JSON, CSV/TSV, Markdown, XML, and YAML.

Strong execution in a remote environment, including good time management, comfort using new tools, and the ability to work independently in a global, asynchronous team.

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.

Second Assessment: Candidates who achieve a passing score will be contacted by a member of our team to complete a more comprehensive assessment focused on their area of expertise.

Video Screen: If selected to move forward, you’ll have a short video call with a member of our Operations Team.

Final: Selected candidates will receive an Independent Contractor Agreement.

As an independent contractor, you maintain control over how you complete your work and may work with multiple clients simultaneously, although we ask you to declare if any of these are with a direct competitor of Cohere and maintain IP confidentiality of the Cohere project.

Independent contractors are not eligible for health benefits or other benefits provided to employees.

for services is provided to contractors by contractors invoicing for services provided pursuant to the terms of our agreement with the contractor.

It is important to understand that as an independent contractor, continuous work is not guaranteed.

The client-contractor relationship is fundamentally project-based, meaning engagements may be temporary, periodic, or intermittent based on our organizational needs and project availability.

As an independent contractor, you should anticipate fluctuations in workflow and, therefore, compensation for services when Cohere does not require as many hours of services in a week.

Prospective candidates, please be advised: this role involves working with human-generated and model-generated tasks that may involve exposure to not safe for work (NSFW) text content as part of data annotation tasks, including explicit, offensive, or other inappropriate material.