About the role
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.
Your responsibilities
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 customer and productize Nokia platforms in customer networks
Work closely with Test team peers to ensure quality of Nokia product
Work closely with Product Line Manage to make sure all customer requirements are met
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 Bachelor´s 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
Excellent programming skills in C++ and Python is MUST
Person should have experience designing and developing network protocols, analyzing, and improving existing protocol specifications.
Excellent knowledge of BGP and IGP protocols is MUST
Knowledge of SRv6 and EVPN/VxLAN
Person should have experience with virtualization technologies Dockers/Containers,Namespaces, etc.
Knowledge and experience of complex software design for distributed systems in embedded networking/telecommunications projects.
Experience in designing and developing network management interfaces like gNOI, etc.
Strong knowledge of operating system architecture such as memory management, IPC, scheduling, task switching, concurrent memory access, event driven programming
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
More information
Some of our benefits in US:
Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term disability, and long-term disability
Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
The above benefits exclude students.
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Job Info
Job Category
Applied R&D
Posting Date
08/18/2026
Degree Level
Bachelor’s degree
Job Schedule
Full time
Job Type
Experienced
Job Identification
35965
Role Type
Individual contributor
Salary Range
$125,269 -$178,956 USD
- Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles.
Experience level
Experienced
Locations
1 Robbins Road, Westford, Massachusetts, 01886-4113, US
Regular or Temporary
Regular
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in CS, EE, or equivalent experience with strong Linux software development skills
- Proficient in C++ and Python programming, with experience in network protocol design and knowledge of BGP and IGP protocols
- Strong foundation in operating system concepts, virtualization technologies, and complex software design for distributed embedded systems
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