We are looking for experienced SW development engineers to join our R&D; team.

As a Software Development Engineer at Infinera you will work in a cross-functional, agile team developing embedded optical line system software products. You work in a Linux environment in close collaboration with the rest of the R&D; organization.

Our work includes everything from product concept to finished product - a process that spans over the entire development chain. The team takes full responsibility that a new feature is delivered on time with the right quality using state-of-the-art continuous integration pipelines. We strive for fully automated test suites both on unit, function and system level.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

- Breakdown of requirements to formulate work packages

- Designing, Development and Integration of software for Infinera’s next-gen products

- Pick development tasks from the Agile team.

- Design and implement recent functions mainly in C/ C / advanced C in multi-threaded env.

- Peer code reviews

- Write unit tests using C as well as scripts for automated FT using Python

- Debug along with hardware and software engineers

- Implement with compliance to standards (ITU-T, Telcordia, IETF, IEEE etc)

Key Skills And Experience

Good to Have skills

- Experience in using dockers in development/ simulation environment

- Experience in telecom is a plus.

- Experience in using Modern Automated tools , viz . Codescene , GTEST.

- Exposure to AI based tools viz. Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine , etc.

- Experience in one of the technologies such as SDH/SONET, OTN, DWDM is a plus





- Working experience in Optical technologies and architecture involving ROADM, Amplifiers, RAMAN, Optical Channel Monitor, VOA is an added plus.

- Domain Knowledge of Optical Protection and Restoration is an added plus

Must Have Skills

- 3-7 years of experience within SW development.

- Excellent C/C and object-oriented programming skills in multi-threaded environments.

- Excellent design analysis skills, including experience with software modeling, reuse, performance, testability, and extensibility.

Education

Candidates must have a B achelor's degree or higher in CS, Opto-Electronics, ECE or equivalent branch of engineering, with very good academics.

About The Team

Some of our benefits in India:

- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements to support work–life balance

- Health and well-being support – medical insurance for you and your family, health check-ups, life and accident insurance, well-being programs, and employee resource groups
- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave based on eligibility

- Personal Support Service 24/7 – a confidential support channel open to all Nokia employees and their families in challenging situations

- Career growth & mobility – technical career paths, job rotations, international assignments, and relocation support

- Continuous learning – technical certifications, mentoring programs, coaching, and digital learning platforms

- Opportunities to innovate and contribute through Nokia’s research and development environment

- Recognition programs that celebrate outstanding contributions

- Workplace support – ergonomic working support and mobile device programs based on eligibility

📌 SW Development Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 NOKIA
📍 Bengaluru