Principal Developer
Nokia
Software Engineering
India
Posted on Nov 10, 2025
Principal Developer will develop SW/HW build-controlled productions releases (Update releases, service packages, maintenance updates, and customer design engineering). Defines product hardware/software evolutions through the creation and release of hardware/software documentation, hardware/software change control management, supplier and customer notifications. Retain technical and design knowledge for assigned products and technologies and provide training to the lower support teams (Tier 2 and Tier 3). Apply and maintain quality standards. Participate in process and tools evolutions and improvements.
About Nokia
Join us in creating the technology that helps the world act together.
We are a B2B technology innovation leader, pioneering networks that sense, think and act™, putting the world’s people, machines and devices in sync to create a more sustainable, productive and accessible future.
About the Business Group
In Cloud and Network Services, as Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.
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Some of our benefits:
- Flexible and hybrid working schemes
- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
- Life insurance to all employees to provide peace of mind and financial security
- Well-being programs to support your mental and physical health
- Opportunities to join and receive support from Nokia Employee Resource Groups (NERGs)
- Employee Growth Solutions to support your personalized career & skills development
- Diverse pool of Coaches & Mentors to whom you have easy access
- A learning environment which promotes personal growth and professional development - for your role and beyond
In this role you will conduct target-oriented research and directly apply findings to the specification, design, further development, and incremental improvement of products, services, systems, tools, processes, etc. Integrates, verifies, tests, and modifies SW/HW/system components and capitalize on innovative solutions to meet requirements and specifications.
You have:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Eight plus years of experience.
- Expert in C++ and OOPs concepts
- Experience in Linux, Inter-process communication/Networking and Multithreading.
- Experience in integrating Open-Source components
- Good knowledge of SIP, DIAMETER and HTTP
It would be nice if you also had:
- Experience in Cloud and Cloud Native Technologies (Kubernetes (K8s), Docker, Consul, Redis, Helm, Envoy)
- Good knowledge on IMS/Volte/Networking Domain
- GIT and Gerrit knowledge
- Work effectively in a mixed environment and use best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services.
- Use advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems.
- Act as a professional advisor and mentor for staff/workstream/taskforces.
- May lead projects with small teams, handle day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.
- Analyse, design, develop and test products/services/improvements/bug resolutions for integrated hardware/software systems as per customers' requirements.
- Resolve customer trouble tickets. Diagnose complex problems/issues (EG hardware, software, combination) and provide resolution or recommend corrective actions.
- Plan technical requirements from customers’ needs. Develop SW/HW build-controlled productions releases (EG main and update releases, service packages, maintenance updates, and customer design engineering).
- Define product hardware/software evolutions through the creation and release of hardware/software documentation, hardware/software change control management, supplier and customer notifications.