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, as well as Alcatel Submarine Networks business, currently reported under “Group Common.” This business group will respond to the ever-increasing demand for higher capacity, greater reliability, faster speeds and lower costs.

The Network Infrastructure - IP Division group is looking for a Senior SW 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 customers and productize Nokia platforms in customer networks
• Work closely with Test team peers to ensure quality of Nokia product
• Work closely with Product Line Managers to make sure all customer requirements are met

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. Candidates with Bachelor´s in CS, EE, will be more relevant. Having a master’s degree is a plus.
• 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.
• Software development experience on Linux OS
• Linux OS Kernel and Device Driver experience, including I2C bus and device protocols, devices and drivers
• Excellent programming skills in C, C++, Python and bash
• Strong knowledge of operating system architecture: memory management, IPC, kernel I/O operations, scheduling, interrupt handling, task switching, concurrent memory access, and event driven designs
• Strong debugging skills
• Hands-on experience with Software development on Linux, understanding of Operating Systems concepts and strong C/C++ programming languages, Python, Bash
• Experience designing and developing network protocols, analyzing, and improving existing protocol specifications, IP network fundamentals, including network architecture, routing protocols
• Experience using virtualization technologies Dockers/Containers, Namespaces, etc.
• Strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills are essential.