Cerence Hiring for Software Engineering Associate at Hinjewadi, Pune, Maharashtra Full Time

Summary

The Cerence Cloud Services team is responsible for designing and developing software that enables real-time speech recognition, natural language understanding and text-to-speech for some of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer Associate to join a world-class team building server-side functionality that is at the core of all Cerence Cloud. The selected candidate will be responsible of developing server-side components and have an impact on the evolution of a platform that is used by millions of users every day.

The position is for the “NLPS” team who is responsible for designing, developing and integrating multiple software modules for the speech application environment, including multi-modal, personal agent applications for some of the world’s largest phone, automobile and other smart devices manufacturers. In a nutshell, the NLPS team is building the business logic for all Cerence cloud applications. The NLPS development team will also be responsible for building the “web client” tool that is internally used to conduct usability tests.

Job Description

Qualifications

Number of Years of Work Experience: 1-2 years software industry experience

Responsibilities

We are looking for a motivated Software Developer Associate. Your main responsibilities will be, but not limited to:

Participate to the technical aspects of the software solution through the full life-cycle of the development including requirements, design, implementation, testing, documentation, maintenance, training and support

Write Java code that is performant and maintainable

Using Spring, support and develop software that is based on a micro-services framework

Help troubleshoot and fix production issues

Update “NLPS profiles” to customize the business logic of different customers

Collaborate with QA engineers to define the best test strategy and how it integrates into our CI/CD pipelines

Play an active role in daily scrums, weekly grooming sessions and sprint planning sessions

Collaborate with DevOps engineers to define the best deployment and monitoring strategy using Docker, Kubernetes, Graphite, Grafana

Collaborate with the Documentation Team on official product documentation

Required Skills

Experience with Backend Java Development

Database – RDBMS and / or NoSQL

Versioning and Deployment: GitLab, GitLab-CI, Github

Scripting experience e.g. bash, shell, python

Linux System administration and/or engineering experience

Software Development Life Cycle, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Extensive experience in OO design and design patterns

Ability to analyze and solve complex problems quickly and creatively

Demonstrated ability to focus and complete tasks on time

Strong team player

Show flexibility under changing conditions

Desire to learn new technologies

Self-starting, self-motivated, self-directed, and self-sufficient

Fluency in both written and spoken English is a must

Preferred Skills

Experience in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, or equivalent)

Hands-on experience with the “container ecosystem” e.g. Docker, Kubernetes

Experience with client/server software architecture and SoA (Service-oriented Architecture)

Familiar with monitoring technologies (e.g.: Graphite/Grafana, ELK, etc.)

Speech recognition industry experience

Education

BS/MS University degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

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 325 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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