As a Software Development Engineer at Nokia you will work in a cross-functional, agile team developing embedded software products. You work in a Linux environment in close collaboration with the rest of the R&D organization. Our work includes everything from product concept to finished product - a process that spans over the entire development chain. The team takes full responsibility that a new feature is delivered on time with the right quality using state-of-the-art continuous integration pipelines. We strive for fully automated test suits on unit, function and system level
Responsibilities• Independently works within broad guidelines and uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues.
• Works with substantial discretion and uses specialist knowledge, analytical skills, judgment and broad conceptual and practical experience to solve complex problems and to contribute to process improvements.
• Provides working leadership and training to less experienced personnel.
• May lead small projects with limited risks and resource requirements.
• Analyses, designs, develops and tests products / services / improvements / bug resolutions for integrated hardware / software systems as per customers' requirements.
• Resolves customer trouble tickets. Diagnoses complex problems / issues (EG hardware, software, combination) and provides resolution or recommend corrective actions.
• Retains technical and design knowledge for assigned products and technologies and provides training to the lower support teams (Tier 2 and Tier 3).
• Applies and maintains quality standards. Participates in process and tools evolutions and improvements.
Must Have
- Experience 5-9 years within SW development.
- Excellent C/C++ and object-oriented programming skills in multi-threaded environments.
- Excellent design analysis skills, including experience with software modeling, reuse, performance, testability, and extensibility.
- Experienced in End-to-End HW-SW integration, preferably in Optical line system products.
- Experience in Linux RTOS Operating systems.
- Experience developing the FCAPS functionality.
- Design and development of Network Element software in an Embedded Development Domain.
- Flexible, innovative and highly motivated team player
- Structured and thorough with analytical and troubleshooting skills
Agile way of working
Good to Have:
- Experience in board bring-up of Optical Line cards such as ROADM, AMPLIFIER, RAMAN, OTDR, DGE.
- Experience working in embedded telecom product is a plus.
- Experience in using dockers in development/ simulation environment
- Experience in using Modern Automated tools, viz. Codescene, GTEST.
- Exposure to AI based tools viz. Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine, etc.
- Domain Knowledge of Optical Protection and Restoration is an added plus
Knowledge & Experience
Candidates must have a Bachelors/Masters degree or higher in CS, Opto-Electronics, ECE or equivalent branch of engineering, and typically having 5-9 years of relevant experience and recognized as experts in the domain.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity programs include a global employee share purchase plan with company matching and multi‑year share awards. These mechanisms broaden participation and tie rewards to long‑term outcomes.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes major medical plans with supplementary options such as vision, legal services, and care navigation. The range of offerings indicates comprehensive support for medical needs.
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Parental & Family Support — A global policy grants paid leave for new parents regardless of gender and provides structured return‑to‑work support. Company‑paid life insurance further strengthens family protection across regions.
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