Cerence

Senior Application Developer – Industrial Voice AI & Edge Applications

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1 month ago
Remote, United States or Montréal, CanadaSenior

Base Salary

$108k - $173k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain applications for Android tablets, iOS devices, rugged handhelds, industrial HMIs, operator terminals, and other edge devices.
  • Integrate Cerence SDK technologies, speech technologies, SDKs, middleware, APIs, and device-level capabilities.
  • Develop middleware supporting speech-to-text, text-to-speech, natural language understanding, and voice-driven workflows.
  • Build applications for maintenance, inspection reporting, troubleshooting, safety, quality, warehousing, and field service activities.
  • Develop interfaces for operator assistance, machine interactions, digital work instructions, and process monitoring.
  • Deploy and optimize embedded Small Language Models and on-device AI for low-latency, offline-capable experiences.
  • Connect applications with MES, ERP, PLM, digital twins, and industrial data services.
  • Create intuitive user experiences that improve frontline worker efficiency and operational visibility.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building production-grade embedded or edge applications for Android, iOS, tablets, ruggedized devices, industrial HMIs, or other operational connected devices.
  • Experience developing and deploying applications on Android, iOS, or equivalent embedded device platforms.
  • Experience integrating SDKs, middleware, APIs, and device-level capabilities.
  • Hands-on experience with speech-to-text, text-to-speech, voice assistants, or conversational AI applications.
  • Experience deploying embedded AI, Small Language Models, and on-device inference.
  • Strong proficiency in Kotlin, Java, C++, Swift, or similar technologies.
  • Experience building connected and offline-capable applications.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, Electronics Engineering, Industrial Automation, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Preferred experience includes deep Android platform expertise, hardware integration, background services, device management, and performance optimization.
  • Preferred experience includes Industry 4.0, connected worker solutions, smart manufacturing, digital work instructions, digital twins, predictive maintenance, manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, maintenance, field service, or EHS applications.
  • Preferred experience with OPC UA, MQTT, SCADA integrations, industrial APIs, LLMs, RAG, AI copilots, agentic AI systems, multimodal AI, and audio engineering.

Benefits

  • Salary range of $107,900.00 USD to $172,600.00 USD, plus an annual bonus opportunity.
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance coverage.
  • Paid time off and paid holidays.
  • Company contribution to the RRSP.
  • Equity awards for certain positions and levels.
  • Remote and/or hybrid work available depending on the position.

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1,001-5,000 employees
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