Software Engineer – Software Integrator

A Moving Experience.

Overview  

Join our innovative team to integrate and deliver cutting-edge speech framework software packages in the automotive industry, working closely with clients and R&D.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Design and implement a hybrid voice recognition system for embedded and cloud solutions.
• Analyze customer product requirements.
• Set up and maintain CI/CD environments.
• Support software release cycles and integration of platform releases.
• Handle testing on development and infotainment systems.
• Investigate and resolve issues from reports and tickets.
• Collaborate with customers, QA, QM, and internal teams through regular communication.
• Contribute recommendations to advance technologies and services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of software development experience, preferably automotive and Android-related.
• Knowledge of Linux as host OS.
• Experience with CI/CD and build systems (Make, Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, GitLab Runners).
• Proficiency in source control tools (Git/GitLab, Artifactory).
• Programming experience in Gradle, Java, Kotlin, Python, Shell-Script, C/C++.
• Ability to set up hardware for software development tasks.
• Strong communication skills in English and Japanese.
• Team player with customer focus and a positive, organized approach.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Agile development (e.g., Scrum).
• Familiarity with Unit Test Frameworks (Google Test, JUnit).
• Knowledge of Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with voice recognition software or multimedia streaming.

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering, or Computer Linguistics.

Benefits & Culture

At Cerence AI, you’ll advance cutting‑edge GenAI technologies alongside a global team committed to innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer flexible work, comprehensive wellbeing support, recognition programs, and vibrant employee communities that help you thrive. Join us and do impactful work in a culture that celebrates and invests in you.

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, independent company that has quickly gained traction as a leader in the automotive voice assistant space, working with all of the world’s leading automakers – from Ford and Fiat Chrysler to Daimler, Audi and BMW to Geely and SAIC – to transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of industry experience and leadership and more than 500 million cars on the road today across more than 70 languages.  

As Cerence looks to the future and continues an ambitious growth agenda, we need someone to join the team and help build the future of voice and AI in cars. This is an exciting opportunity to join Cerence’s passionate, dedicated, global team and be a part of meaningful innovation in a rapidly growing industry. 

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Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications. Cerence Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement.

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