Sr. Principal Software Scientist

Cerence is hiring a Senior Principal Software Scientist to work on generative AI for transportation. The role focuses on building and training large transformer-based and hybrid foundation models, choosing model designs across text, multimodal, and other emerging approaches, and fixing stability problems during large-scale training. The advert also says the work includes making tradeoffs between data, compute, and architecture, and helping set the technical direction for future models. The listing names deep learning and representation learning as core skills, along with transformer design and modification. It specifically mentions attention variants, RoPE, ALiBi, grouped query attention, and mixture-of-experts models. The advert does not state a required number of years of experience or a specific qualification. It also does not mention any language requirements. The job is remote. It is a full-time position. This role appears suited to an experienced AI scientist who wants to influence next-generation mobility products in a global team.