Software Development Engineer

The IP/Optical Networks Division - Service Router group is looking for a Software Development Engineer.

The successful candidate will work in a team of highly motivated and talented software engineers, responsible for delivering new capabilities on the 7750 Service Router (SR) in Nokia's IP Division. The Nokia 7750 SR product family provides high-performance networking which helps businesses stay ahead of evolving service demands driven by the cloud, LTE/5G, and the Internet of Things. Work on the world's highest quality IP router and be part of a team which truly cares and has a passion to win.

NIDC
2026

• Developing application software in C++ software on carrier-grade h/w products.
• Developing control plane routing table and stack.
• Developing application software that simulator real products.

• BSCS, or similar is required. Work experience in related areas is a plus.
• IP network fundamentals, including network architecture, routing protocols.
• Advanced operating system fundamentals, including kernel operations, scheduling, memory management, semaphores
• Data structure and algorithm fundamentals, including use cases, performance analysis.
• Person should have hands on experience with Software development on routers.

• Excellent programming skills in C or C++
• Experience analyzing and improving existing protocol specifications.
• Experience with virtualization technologies Dockers/Containers etc.
• Knowledge and experience of complex software design for distributed systems in embedded networking/telecommunications projects.
• Experience with design and development of Layer 2, Layer 3, networking control and/or data plane software.
• Linux scheduling and memory management expertise will be a huge plus
• Experience in designing and developing programmable management interfaces using gNMI, NETCONF, etc.
• Previous experience as Nokia intern or co-op.

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