Software Engineer

A Moving Experience.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain voice dialog flow features using TypeScript
• Implement conversational logic and state handling for voice-based interactions
• Assist in integrating voice platforms / NLU services (e.g., Dialogflow or similar)
• Work with backend services and APIs to support voice interactions
• Write and maintain scripts (TypeScript / Python) for automation and tooling
• Support CI/CD pipelines (build, test, deploy) under guidance
• Collaborate with product, backend, and voice design teams to implement dialog behavior
• Debug and fix issues in dialog logic and application flow
• Participate in testing and improving voice interaction quality
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and continuously improve development skills

Qualifications:

Number of Years of Work Experience: 0–3 years

Required Skills:

• Basic programming experience in TypeScript (or JavaScript)
• Willingness and ability to learn dialog flow / conversational system design
• Basic understanding of software development concepts: - Asynchronous programming (Promise / async-await) - Basic state management concepts
• Familiar with RESTful APIs and HTTP fundamentals
• Basic knowledge of Git and version control workflows
• Willingness to learn CI/CD and automation scripting
• Strong learning ability and problem-solving mindset
• Good communication and teamwork skills

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with TypeScript (Node.js environment)
• Exposure to conversational AI / dialog systems: - Dialogflow / Rasa / Alexa Skills / similar platforms
• Basic understanding of voice interaction concepts: - Intent / Entity - Slot filling - Context / session handling
• Familiarity with scripting: - Python - Shell (bash)
• Basic understanding of CI/CD tools: - GitLab CI / GitHub Actions
• Experience with testing (unit test / integration test) is a plus
• Interest in voice, AI, or human-computer interaction is a plus

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.

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