Senior Software Engineer 8B (Java, Spring, CI/CD)

A Moving Experience.

Who is Cerence? 
Cerence is the global leader in AI for transportation, specialized in building AI and voice-powered companions for cars, two-wheelers, and more that enable people to focus on what matters most. With over 500 million cars shipped with Cerence technology, we partner with leading automakers (such as Volkswagen, Mercedes, Audi, Toyota and many more), mobility providers, and technology companies to power intuitive, integrated experiences that create safer, more connected, and more enjoyable journeys for drivers and passengers alike. 

Our Driving Force 
Our team is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of AI innovation, working around the globe with headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA and 16 other offices across Europe, Asia, and North America. We bring together diverse backgrounds and varied skill sets with the shared goal of advancing the next generation of transportation user experiences. Our culture is customer-centric, collaborative, fast-paced and fun, with continuous opportunities for learning and development to support your career growth. 

As a member of the Cerence Cloud Content Services R&D team in Pune, India, you will be involved on in-car Intelligent Personal Assistant projects with leading edge web technologies for the automotive market. Participate in software design, implementation, migration, and maintenance phases for web server applications in an Agile environment. Leverage experience with Java and Spring framework development to support the architecture and system design of large web applications. This role requires specialized expertise in content integration, API development, and infrastructure security. The Senior Software Engineer role for Weather and Navigation domains is critical to the successful delivery and support of high-priority projects.

Your Impact

• Participate to the technical aspects of the software solution through the full life cycle of the project including requirements, design, implementation, cyber security, testing and maintenance.
• Share the ownership of one or more major web server software components 
  Write Java code and unit tests to implement the solution
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure high quality end products.
• Advocating and adhering to the software development's best practices.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team to deploy production loads to public clouds
• Take initiative in discovering existing and new challenges pertaining to development environment, seeking to improve, resolve, and streamline tools and processes to meet delivery challenges
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems quickly and creatively, while considering the automotive customer's perspective and business impacts in the proposed solutions

What You Bring

• Broad experience with Java 11 or above and its advanced concepts
• Minimum years of work experience: 5-8 years of experience or some relevant work experience in web back-end development
• Solid experience in O-O design and its design patterns
• Knowledge of web back-end framework, open-standard format and protocols e.g. Spring, Jason, XML, http, RESTful, Grpc
• Testing knowledge e.g. JUnit, Unity, Mockito, Google Mock
• Familiarity with microservices and its "container ecosystem" e.g. Docker, Kubernetes
• Good experience with a variety of computing platforms: Windows and Linux
• Demonstrated ability to focus on and complete tasks on time
• Show flexibility under changing conditions 
• Ability to work with resources in different time-zones 
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills.

What we offer

We offer a generous compensation and benefits package (in addition to the base salary), including:

• Annual bonus opportunity
• Insurance coverage (medical, life, and disability)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Company contribution to the RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan)
• Equity awards for certain positions and levels
• Hybrid work mode

All compensation and benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of the underlying plans or programs, as applicable, and may be amended, terminated, or replaced from time to time.

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. 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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.

All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes:

- Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarize with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
- Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
- Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.
- Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.
- Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.

- Basic knowledge of information security and data privacy requirements (e.g., how to protect data & how to be handling this data).

- Demonstrative knowledge of information security through internal training programs.