Principal Software Engineer

Cerence; Canada; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology firm in Canada is seeking a Software Developer for CA SDK specializing in C++. The role involves analyzing product requirements, integrating advanced voice technologies, and improving performance across platforms. With a Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant fields, candidates should also possess at least 5 years of experience in C/C++ and a collaborative stance. This is a unique opportunity for innovation in a rapidly evolving industry.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++, knowledge of multi-thread programming and memory management.
• Familiar with Git and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and implement product requirements from projects.
• Integrate voice recognition technologies and develop unit tests.
• Improve performance, latency, and memory.

Skills

C/C++ programming skills

Teamwork spirit

Positive attitude

Basic knowledge of information security

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Git

Linux development environment

Python

Job description

Overview

A Moving Experience. Software Developer for CA SDK (C++)

Responsibilities

• Analyze and implement product requirements from projects.
• Integrate the latest voice recognition technologies.
• Develop unit tests to ensure the product quality.
• Improve the performance, latency, memory.
• Develop product for different platforms.
• Write technical documents, such as API document, User Guide document, Footprint document, etc.
• Support the projects which use our SDK.

Education

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, EE, software engineering, etc.

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of work experience or relevant work experience.
• Strong C/C++ programming skills, proficient in basic C++ knowledge such as multi-thread programming and memory management.
• Familiar with version control tool Git.
• Familiar with Linux developing environment.
• Experience with Python is a plus.
• Positive a "can-do" attitude, well organized, strong sense of responsibility.
• Ability and willingness to handle occasional peak demands.
• Team-work spirit.

Preferred skills

• Experience with speech recognition or related technologies is an advantage.
• Experience with Android development is a plus.
• Experience with JNI is a plus.
• Voice interaction design and development background, good at JavaScript/TypeScript programming; familiar with Python scripting.

About Cerence

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

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.