Student Worker

Cerence is looking for a student during their university gap year to apply their academic knowledge in a real-world setting and contribute to the organization’s objectives while also managing their own learning and seeking guidance when needed. Students are welcome to join our team of talented engineers and help us to shape the future of AI!

Expected Responsibilities:

• Conduct experiments and develop small applications that will help you to translate theoretical concepts into practical applications in a professional environment.
• Engage with your colleagues, supervisors, and support team to progress in your assigned projects and meet delivery deadlines and goals.
• Take initiative, seek out new challenges, and contribute towards the team’s success.
• Take ownership of your assigned development tasks, document them, and present to the team.
• Establish clear communication channels with your supervisor and feel comfortable seeking guidance in order to ensure you are aware of expectations.

Knowledge, skills, and qualifications:

• Education: Must be enrolled in a UK university for a Computer Science degree or a related field. Minimum years of undergraduate study: 2 years.
• Required Skills:
• Already completed basic Computer Science courses.
• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience in computer programming, preferably Python language. The candidate must be able to demonstrate individual effort in their course project or assignment.
• Good software engineering skills, knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. shell scripting, Perl) and experience working under both Linux and Windows.
• Solid written and oral communication skills in English.
• Preferred Skills:
• Experience of developing a medium-scale project using Python and able to demonstrate.
• Interest in Artificial Intelligence, especially Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Experience in LLM prompt engineering and/or vibe coding.
• Background in natural language processing, speech technology, or computational linguistics.

Cerence is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, genetic information and other protected classifications.

All prospective and current Employees need to remain vigilant when it comes to executing security policies in the workplace. This includes:

• Following workplace security protocols and training programs to familiarise with the ways to maintain a safe workplace.
• Following security procedures to report any suspicious activity.
• Having respect for corporate security procedures to allow those procedures to be effective.
• Adhering to company's compliance and regulations.
• Encouraging to follow a zero tolerance for workplace violence.
• Basic knowledge of information security and data privacy requirements (e.g., how to protect data & how to be handling this data).
• Demonstrative knowledge of information security through internal training programs.