Principal Software Engineer – Android

Cerence Inc.

Principal Software Engineer focusing on Android technology and speech assistant systems. Collaborating on automotive projects with a leading industry partner.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeUlm • 🇩🇪 GermanyLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCloudJavaKotlinPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analyze product requirements and liaise with R&D and developers in order to define framework configuration and setup
Work together with framework team on requirements and optimal configuration for specific customer projects
Implement high level, customer specific speech dialog interface using Android infrastructure and AIDL description.
Analyze and implement dependencies to other Android native interfaces to the customer specific Android Speech Assistant and to different speech-controlled applications including cloud-based components.
Perform memory and CPU measurements on target platform
Work together with development and R&D for improving latency, memory and CPU consumption
Work together with project team on localization and reproduction of defects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum years of work experience: 8
Strong experience with Android, Java, Kotlin, and C/C++
Detailed understanding of Android architecture and elements like AIDL, Binder, Lifecycle, System Services, Android Framework, AOSP
Programming with scripting language Python
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and German
Positive "can-do" attitude, well organized, focusing on achieving results cost-effectively
Ability and willingness to handle occasional peak demands
Willingness to travel for short trips.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Compliance with all federal, state and local laws

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Hard Skills & Tools

AndroidJavaKotlinC/C++AIDLBinderAndroid FrameworkAOSPPythonmemory and CPU measurements

Soft Skills

communication skillsorganizational skillscan-do attitudefocus on resultsability to handle peak demandswillingness to travel