Principal Software QA Engineer

A Moving Experience.

Responsibilities:

• Candidate will be responsible to lead automotive solutions developed by Cerence. This will involve coming up with test strategies, driving QA and project meetings, assigning tasks to different team members, reviewing and analyzing test results of the team, holding defect triage meetings.
• Responsible for the test execution on a system level to perform load, performance, endurance and high availability testing. Additional responsibilities include complex system trouble shooting and quality delivery of the different supported language
• Document, design, execute and complex tests that demonstrate that complex requirements are met over a long period of time (stability and performance tests) and with an extreme amount of data.
• Work in implementing and maintaining the automation framework of the test infrastructure. This includes developing new automated testcases, in addition to maintaining existing ones
• Use and develop trouble-shooting tools and methodologies that minimize the turn around time of issue identification.
• Trouble shoot and suggest improvements on administration practices for data centers in the field.
• Report and maintain complex results in a clear and structure manner.
Report bugs in a clear and concise manner and be prepare to support the team in trouble-shooting the root cause.
• Report progress on test efforts clearly.
• Work with the development and research teams to plan and strategize releases on time.

Qualifications

Number of Years of Work Experience: 7+ years Industry experience in Software Quality Assurance

Required Skills:

• Bachelor or Graduate University degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• 7+ years of industry experience in Software Quality Assurance or Integration and Verification of SW solutions in complex environments.
• Extensive web programming experience: JavaScript/JQuery, MySQL, PHP, Perl/Phyton
• Programming languages knowledge: Java,Python
• Advance knowledge of Linux (installation, configuration, maintenance).
•Solid understanding of computer and/or telecommunication networks and excellent troubleshooting skills in those environments;
• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Demostrated Leadership abilities. Motivated and good team player
• The ability to learn quickly in a dynamic and very demanding environment
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems quickly and creatively. Have a customer mindset when proposing solutions;

Preferred Skills:

• Experience working in the public cloud.
• Experience testing software releases in an Agile environement.
• Experience and knowledge of development environment for cellular phones such as iPhone, Blackberry, Android, J2ME, Symbian, Brew or Windows Mobile;
• Experience with speech recognition and NLU
• Knowledge of Junit, HttpUnit, Fitnesse or other API testing tools.
• Familiarity with Agile Development process, Rally/Jira tools

Education: Bachelors or Graduate University degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent

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 325 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. 

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