Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Cerence AI overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Cerence AI as a Senior Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Cerence AI (Taipei) in Nov 2025
Interview
First phase: HR
Ask some question about your resume.
Second phase: Software Manager
1 hour C language paper test which include pointers, memcpy function implementation.
1 hour online interview with Manager which includes C++ class Polymorphism, multi-threading programming, RAII, shared_pointer, dead lock, virtual function.
Have a talk to local software manager and environment introduction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Please introduce yourself about the technical you use in current job.
Q: What is C++ Polymorphism? For example?
Q: What is shared_ptr? How it works? How to resolve the dead lock?
Q: How did you resolve customer issue?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Cerence AI (Pune)
Interview
I had a great experience interviewing with Cerence AI. The interview process was very well-structured and impressive.
They asked detailed questions across all relevant topics based on my experience, which made the discussion very engaging.
There was a strong focus on coding standards and code review practices, which I really appreciated.
Overall, it was one of the best interview experiences I've had so far. The panel was knowledgeable and the entire process was smooth and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structure Time Complexity and Space Complexity
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cerence AI (New Delhi) in Apr 2023
Interview
1 hr discussion related to my past working experience
2 technical rounds , basic and medium level questions were asked. two coding question on array and strings .
then final round with hr.