Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (Test Engineer)

AI That Moves the World. Careers That Move You Forward.
At Cerence AI, you’ll help transform advanced AI into trusted, real-world solutions that make complex technology – think vehicles, robots, smart manufacturing, and emerging intelligent devices – more natural, reliable, and useful. Building on decades of innovation and global deployment in automotive, we are extending our expertise into new products, markets, and intelligent systems. 

As part of our global team, you’ll work alongside leading innovators, researchers, engineers, and business leaders to solve meaningful challenges and turn breakthrough ideas into technology people use every day. You’ll have the opportunity to make a visible impact, help shape Cerence AI’s next chapter, and move your own career forward.

Overview  

Join our agile team as a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer, where you will drive product quality by developing and executing automated and manual tests for automotive software systems.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Take ownership of product quality as part of the QA team, collaborating across functions.
• Enhance and maintain test automation frameworks to support new features and increase efficiency.
• Analyze test results and failures using logs, system knowledge, and metrics.
• Develop innovative QA strategies and regularly report key quality indicators.
• Create test specifications from requirements and develop automated test scripts in Python.
• Perform failure analysis on automated and embedded system tests.
• Support complex bug analysis and verification within project teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in software testing or quality assurance.
• Strong knowledge of software development processes and functional/non-functional testing.
• Hands-on experience with software development projects in agile environments, including Python programming skills.
• Experience with Android platforms.
• Familiarity with code management tools (e.g., Git) and bug tracking tools (e.g., Jira).
• Structured and transparent approach to work with good prioritization skills.
• Excellent communication skills in English and Japanese.
• Flexible mindset with strong ownership and commitment to results.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of speech applications or speech recognition testing.
• Experience working in Agile/SCRUM environments.
• Familiarity with quality process standards such as ASPICE.

Education

Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, Test Engineering, or equivalent.

Benefits & Culture

At Cerence AI, you’ll advance cutting‑edge GenAI technologies alongside a global team committed to innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer flexible work, comprehensive wellbeing support, recognition programs, and vibrant employee communities that help you thrive. Join us and do impactful work in a culture that celebrates and invests in you.

Cerence AI (NASDAQ: CRNC) helps people and intelligent systems work together naturally and reliably. Proven at global scale in automotive, Cerence provides the trusted interaction and action layer connecting people, machines, and intelligent systems. Its AI platform enables natural interaction and dependable action across complex real-world environments where reliability, safety, security, and performance are critical. Working with customers and partners worldwide, Cerence transforms advanced AI into trusted solutions that bridge the gap between AI potential and real-world performance.

For more information, visit www.cerence.ai.

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