Senior Software Developer

Overview

Join a leading automotive technology partner as a Senior Software Engineer to develop and optimize Android-based speech framework software, driving innovation in speech assistant interfaces.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Analyze product requirements and collaborate with R&D and developers to define framework configurations.

• Work with the framework team to determine optimal setups for customer projects.

• Implement high-level, customer-specific speech dialog interfaces using Android infrastructure and AIDL.

• Analyze and integrate dependencies to Android native interfaces, speech assistants, and speech-controlled applications.

• Measure and optimize memory and CPU usage on target platforms.

• Collaborate with development teams to improve performance related to latency, memory, and CPU consumption.

• Assist project teams with localization and defect reproduction.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience.

• Strong expertise in Android, Java, Kotlin, and C/C++.

• In-depth knowledge of Android architecture including AIDL, Binder, Lifecycle, System Services, Android Framework, and AOSP.

• Proficient in Python scripting.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Korean.

• Positive, organized, and results-oriented attitude.

• Ability to manage occasional peak workloads.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with source control tools (Git/GitLab, Artifactory).

• Background in embedded software development.

• Familiarity with unit test frameworks (Google Test, Jest).

• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).

• Knowledge of speech recognition or related technologies.

• Agile methodologies such as SCRUM.

• Understanding of ASPICE processes.

Education

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

This hybrid position will be based out of our Korea office, with the requirement to go onsite and accommodate short business travel as needed

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. 

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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