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About this opportunity:

Ericsson 5G core business is launching an innovative and highly dynamic unit that will change how we bring 5G solutions to the market, thus changing the way 5G core is delivered globally. We aim to build and deliver Cloud Native solutions “as a Service” on Hyper Cloud Providers (HCP).

You will have the opportunity to spearhead how the public cloud connects with core telco services and help build more elastic and fit-for-purpose capabilities, while venturing new business models. This will fundamentally change how we bring 5G services to the industry, making it more accessible, more versatile, and create new opportunities for innovation.

We will bring the standard methodologies of the SaaS industry in the public cloud to the realization of 5G services. We are looking for individuals who want to lead change in the industry, apply the latest technologies to a domain that society relies on day in and day out.

Come and join us and lead the industry change!

What you will do:

• End-to-End Development: Drive the full lifecycle of our services, from crafting highly optimized code in Go and C/C++ to building comprehensive automated tests and robust deployment scripts.
• Architectural Excellence: Actively contribute to the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and highly reliable applications and services.
• Automated Delivery: Leverage and enhance our advanced Cloud-Native CI/CD pipelines to streamline and automate the entire software delivery process, from code commit to production.
• Operational Insight: Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the continuous reliability, availability, and optimal performance of our critical cloud-based applications.
• Innovation & Growth: Continuously learn and apply the latest trends and emerging technologies in cloud computing, actively sharing knowledge and contributing to the continuous growth of our company's technical expertise.
• Collaborative Impact: Thrive in a Lean, Agile, and DevSecOps environment, collaborating closely with your team members to deliver exceptional value to our customers.

The skills you bring:

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in software development, with a strong focus on user plane functions in telecommunications.
• Deep understanding of core network architecture, particularly the User Plane Function (UPF) and its protocols (e.g., PFCP, GTP-U).
• Proven experience with high-performance networking, packet processing, and data plane optimization.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages C/C++ and Go.
• Good understanding of Packet Core Controller and Packet Core Gateway design.
• Experience with cloud-native development and technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, microservices).
• Experience with public cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience with network function virtualization (NFV) and software-defined networking (SDN).
• Solid understanding of network security principles and practices.