Full-Time
Staff Software Development Engineer
Posted on 5/12/2026
Nokia
10,001+ employees
Global provider of mobile, fixed networks
No salary listed
India
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- Experience 18+ years within software development.
- E2E Optical (Layer 0) boards/cards like ROADM, AMPLIFIER, RAMAN, OTDR, Dynamic Gain Equalizer (DGE) bring up activity.
- Working experience in Optical Control Loops and architecture involving ROADM, Amplifiers, RAMAN, Optical Channel Monitor, VOAs
- Excellent design and analytical skills, including experience with software modeling, reuse, performance, scalability, testability, and extensibility.
- Excellent C/C++/Python and object-oriented programming skills in multi-threaded environments.
- Experience working with HW/FW teams and collaborating on the HW/FW specifications.
- Highly motivated, Flexible, Innovative, self-driven and willing to own initiatives for betterment of the product/features.
- Structured and thorough with analytical and troubleshooting skills.
- Agile way of working.
- Candidates must have a Bachelors/Masters degree or higher in CS, Opto-Electronics, ECE or equivalent branch of engineering, with very good academics.
- Management Experience / Mastery of a specific professional discipline combining deep knowledge of theory and practice within a function.
- Expert in more than one area, broad perspective.
- Typically requires 18+ years extensive relevant experience.
- Interprets critical internal or external business issues and develops innovative solutions that help to sustain competitive advantage.
- Defines processes and standards.
- Uses knowledge on how the job contributes to the corporate goals as well as knowledge of industry and competitive landscape to increase own effectiveness.
- Influences strategic decisions within professional area that affect the performance of the subfunction (EG a subset of a function, typically consisting of several areas with independent budgets).
- Solves highly complex or novel problems based on sophisticated analytical thought and complex judgment.
- Independently develops concepts to set the professional direction of own organizational unit.
- Acts as a senior subject matter expert, typically at a global or regional level, in many organizational units the most senior internal expert who serves as best practice / quality resource and is an acknowledged authority both within and outside own organizational unit.
- Often leads functional teams or projects with considerable resource requirements, risk, and complexity, handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.
- Manages technical requirements from customers’ needs.
- 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 high quality standards.
- Participates in process and tools evolutions and improvements.
- Work in a cross-functional, agile team developing embedded Optical Line System software products.
- Engage in extensive discussions with PLM, software architects, System Engineering, firmware and software development teams, Validation teams, covering product concept to finished product.
- Take full responsibility that a new feature is delivered on time with the right quality using state-of-the-art continuous integration pipelines.
- Ability to use AI DLC models in conjunction with Cursor, Copilot AI etc
- Experience in using dockers in development/ simulation environment.
- Experience in using Modern Automated tools, viz. Codescene, GTEST.
- Domain Knowledge on Optical Protection and Restoration will be an added plus
- Strong Optical Firmware development skills
Nokia provides mobile, fixed, and cloud network solutions for service providers, enterprises, and consumers, including hardware, software, and services to build and manage 5G, fixed, and cloud networks. Customers install Nokia equipment and software or subscribe to managed services, with Nokia supplying base stations, switches, network management tools, and ongoing support, plus IP licensing. It differentiates itself by offering an end-to-end mix of technologies, software, services, and intellectual property licensing across mobile, fixed, and cloud, with a focus on sustainability and inclusivity. Its goal is to help customers deploy scalable, secure, and sustainable networks that enable digital transformation and next-generation experiences.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Espoo, Finland
Founded
1865
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- AI and cloud sales surged 49% to 8% of Q1 revenue with analyst upgrades to Buy.
- Network Infrastructure grew 6% including 20% optical growth from Infinera acquisition synergies.
- Defense 5G partnerships with Lockheed Martin and DoD create high-margin government revenue streams.
What critics are saying
- Inseego acquisition of Fixed Wireless Access eliminates key broadband revenue and enterprise market position.
- Huawei's lower-cost 5G dominance in Europe and Asia displaces Nokia's 42% 5G revenue.
- Syria cyberattacks crippled 75% internet services, risking Nokia contract termination and sanctions exposure.
What makes Nokia unique
- Agentic AI for broadband networks projects 50% first-contact resolution and 50% site visit reduction.
- NVIDIA partnership and $1B investment accelerate 6G AI-RAN development with T-Mobile integration.
- Modular CMOSS-aligned 5G with Lockheed Martin enables NATO interoperability and rapid capability deployment.
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