Does Cerence AI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cerence AI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cerence AI. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cerence AI?

61% of Cerence AI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cerence AI 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cerence AI?

Software Engineer (69) , Software Developer (40) , Senior Software Engineer (30) , NLU Developer (11) , Senior Project Manager (9) , Software Quality Assurance Engineer (9) , Associate Software Engineer (8) , Manager (7) , Principal Software Engineer (7) , Product Manager (7) , Project Manager (6) , QA Analyst (5) , Senior Manager (5) , Devops Engineer (4) , Intern (4)

What are the pros of working at Cerence AI according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good amongst all my previous companies" ((in 55 reviews)); "Work Culture was good to an extent" ((in 17 reviews)); "3. Supportive Managers." ((in 14 reviews)); "people are nice and have nice cubu" ((in 14 reviews)); "Good benefits given to employees" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Cerence AI according to real employee reviews?

"Very Less Salary" ((in 19 reviews)); "They recently had big layoffs, which was not cool." ((in 15 reviews)); "Bad leadership by Indian CEO, talk too much, does too few" ((in 4 reviews)); "Low compensation in comparison to other company." ((in 4 reviews)); "Employee benefits are not very good." ((in 4 reviews))

What are employees saying about Cerence AI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Cerence AI layoffs and their outlook for job security at Cerence AI in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Cerence AI locations?

Burlington , Bellevue , Seattle , Boston , Farmington Hills , Los Angeles

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Cerence AI

Cerence AI reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(417 total reviews)

Brian Krzanich

84% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Cerence AI has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 417 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cerence AI employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Reviews by job title

417 reviews

4.0

May 4, 2022

Good company

Audio engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with very capable and smart colleagues

Cons

Micromanagement in some cases, which makes job more complicated adding useless meetings.

Cerence AI Response

Our team is made up of some of the brightest minds across AI, linguistics, and machine learning. We focus manager trainings on how to streamline meetings and empower teams. This serves as an important reminder that effort must continue to be prioritized. Thanks for the review.

3.0

Aug 30, 2021

Meh

Localization specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and decent benefits

Cons

Right deadlines, constant switch of priorities, poor planning, never felt secure

Cerence AI Response

We are sorry to hear that your experience was just "Meh" - that is not what we shoot for at Cerence. Yes, we do offer very competitive pay and benefits! Recently, we have launched initiatives focused on improving project planning, implemented new training and development programs, and invested in creating an energizing culture for our awesome employees. We value your feedback. Thanks for sharing!

5.0

Aug 23, 2021

Good embedded technology

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong embedded offerings and good quality.

Cons

Need to invest in the cloud

Viewing 19 - 21 of 417 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Intuit

4.3★Compensation & Benefits

Epic

4.0★Compensation & Benefits

Adobe

4.1★Compensation & Benefits

Motorola Solutions

3.9★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Cerence AI

Senior Dealer Sales Executive

Principal AI Scientist

Principal AI Scientist

Senior Manager, Legal Operations

Senior Manager, Legal Operations