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Jr. SW Development Engineer

NOKIA
$70734- $131362 per annum * Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles.
United States, Massachusetts, Westford
1 Robbins Road (Show on map)
Dec 20, 2024

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world. We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

The team you'll be part of

Nokia's Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

Network Infrastructure, includes IP Routing, Optical Networks and Fixed Networks. This business group will respond to the ever-increasing demand for higher capacity, greater reliability, faster speeds and lower costs.

What you will learn and contribute to

The Network Infrastructure - IP Division group is looking for a SW Development Engineer. This position will be in Westford, MA. USA

  • Responsible for developing open-source software SONiC NOS on the next-gen routing/switching products for application in Compute DC and AI fabric
  • Develop platform and SW support for new Nokia switching portfolio based on Broadcom and Marvell chipset
  • Be a part of the team that will work closely with key customer and productize Nokia platforms in customer networks
  • Work closely with Test team peers to ensure quality of Nokia product
  • Knowledge and some 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.
  • Software development experience on Linux OS
  • Excellent programming skills in C, C++ and Python
  • Experience in designing and developing programmable management interfaces using gNMI, NETCONF, etc.
  • Experience in designing and developing network management interfaces like gNOI, etc.
  • Background in software design, implementation and debugging.
  • Strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills are essential.


Your skills and experience

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Candidates with Bachelors in CS, EE, will be more relevant. Master's degree a plus.
  • Person should have hands on experience with Software development on Linux
  • Person should have strong foundation on Operating Systems concepts and C/C++ programming languages.
  • Person should have some experience designing and developing network protocols
  • Person should have experience with virtualization technologies Dockers/Containers, Namespaces, etc.

Desired Qualifications: (Education, Technical Skills/Knowledge)

  • 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, order of complexity, performance analysis
  • Strong programming skills including C, C++, Python
  • Previous Nokia co-op or internship experience is a plus.

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:



  • One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
  • Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
  • Workplace Pride Global Benchmark


At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.
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