About this role
SW Development Engineer
A member of Embedded Systems Engineering team helps design, code, and test the software and hardware that make smart electronic devices work. An embedded system is a small computer hidden inside a larger machine—like a microwave, a car, or a fitness tracker—to control a specific job. Your work would involve to understand the system and develop software/firmware for it.
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Your responsibilities
- Understand the Optical devices, elements and software used in Optical Networks - with focus on Pluggable devices
- Learn and apply telecom standards, protocols, and customer use cases during product design and development.
- Understand and write code using languages like C and C++ to tell hardware chips what to do.
- Work within clearly defined guidelines, standard operating procedures and / or technical methods with regular supervision.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of automated test scripts and validation frameworks using scripting languages such as Python.
Your skills and experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering
- Experience of 2+ years in C++ embedded systems
- Strong understanding of communication systems, optical networking, embedded systems, or networking fundamentals.
- Basic knowledge of Ethernet technologies and telecom networking concepts.
- Ability to develop, debug and ship code with programming languages such as Python, C, or C++.
- Exposure to Linux operating systems and version control tools such as Git is desirable.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Good communication skills, team player with the ability to collaborate in a global environment.
- Self-motivated, eager to learn, and committed to delivering high-quality results.
At Nokia, we want every candidate to be able to perform their best. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know. All requests are treated confidentially.
Job Info
- Job Category Applied R&D
- Posting Date 09/07/2026
- Degree Level Bachelor’s degree
- Job Schedule Full time
- Job Type Experienced
- Job Identification 40137
- Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No
- Role Type Individual contributor
- Experience level Experienced
- Locations Prestige Solitaire, 401, 6 Brunton Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560002, IN (Hybrid)
- Regular or Temporary Regular