Senior Data R&D Engineer; Python, Research Tools Development

Position: Senior Data R&D Engineer (Python, Research Tools Development)
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** A Moving Experience.
** Cerence AI 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.

We at Speech Input Division are looking for an excellent Senior software engineer or Senior developer to join the Data and Tools Team. We are responsible for the data backend of speech recognition, NLU and Generative AI models that power our Voice AI product and across 30+ languages globally.

Your key contribution would be to:1) Help ensuring that our systems are always aware of named entities such as artists, music, movies, navigation PoIs etc. which are aggregated from multiple sources. A key aspect is to ensure the content is pure, standardized, matching what end users speak, and sorted by relevance.
2) Keep the data pipelines organized well and performant.
3) Build and enhance proprietary tools that automate the data processing pipeline and model release and evaluation for ASR, NLU, Generative AI for 30+ languages on embedded and cloud platforms.
** Your Impact:
*** Text processing in multiple languages
* Extract content from databases
* CI/CD for data pipelines
* Write web scrapers and spiders
* Development of research tools
* Automate AI Models release and evaluation pipelines
* Testing and monitoring of the team’s infrastructure
** Skills You Bring:
**** Core:
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* Education:

MSc / MTech in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
* Excellent BSc / BTech candidates can be considered.
* At least 5 years of development experience in Python and /or Java/C++
* Minimum years of work experience: 6
* Strong programming skills in Python and /or Java/C++
* Data processing:
Especially using Pandas library, JavaScript & Spark/Pyspark
* Unix/Linux on user level
* Querying large databases in SQL, RDF or similar
* Excellent written and spoken English
* Comfortable working in an international, distributed team
** Preferred:
*** Experience in text data parsing and data mining
* Working knowledge of Jenkins, Gradle
* Elasticsearch & Data Visualization
* Experience/Knowledge with cloud computing infrastructure
* Experience with data versioning tools such as GIT, DVC
* Knowledge of orchestration frameworks such as Airflow
* Text encoding
* Background in natural language understanding, data science, or speech recognition
* Knowledge of multiple languages is a plus, Indian languages as well as international
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* 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
* Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position
* * 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 ) 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…