Software Architect
Nokia
IT
India
Posted on Dec 6, 2025
Join us as a Software Architect, where you’ll drive the design of cloud-native, microservices-based systems and shape the technical direction of our next-generation products. You’ll lead architecture decisions, guide engineering teams on best practices, and ensure our solutions meet performance, scalability, and reliability goals. In this role, you’ll collaborate closely with R&D, cloud, and platform experts to resolve complex challenges and elevate product quality. You’ll also mentor engineers, influence long-term technology strategy, and take ownership of critical architecture components. This is your opportunity to create meaningful impact while building software that powers the future.
Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.
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.
Our recruitment process
We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.
The length of the recruitment process may vary depending on the specific role's requirements. We strive to ensure a smooth and inclusive experience for all candidates. Discover more about the recruitment process at Nokia.
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
Step into a high-impact Software Architect role where you’ll shape cloud-native platforms, define end-to-end architecture, and guide teams toward engineering excellence. You’ll lead critical design decisions, solve complex technical challenges, and influence the next generation of scalable, resilient software systems.
Must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related fields, with preference for Computer Science, Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, along with 5+ years of experience designing cloud-native, distributed architectures.
- Expertise in Go (Golang), concurrent programming, gRPC, REST, and messaging frameworks, plus deep knowledge of Kubernetes internals, controllers, and operators.
- Hands-on expertise in cloud-native technologies, containerization, Docker, microservices, and open-source tools such as Fluentd, Istio, Jaeger, MariaDB, XiPKI, Consul, and Envoy.
- Good understanding of mobile networks including VOLTE/IMS, 4G/5G Core, IMS concepts, and related telecom technologies.
It would be nice if you also had:
- Practical experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Understanding of protocols and interfaces such as HTTP/2, gRPC, and REST APIs.
- Familiarity with components like Fluentd, Istio, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, Kafka, and Keycloak, with the ability to understand their usage, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Provide leadership and guidance during customer escalations and emergencies while ensuring adherence to SLAs, and actively work on installing, reproducing, and resolving product issues.
- Define end-to-end cloud-native architecture using microservices, API-first principles, and containerized workloads, ensuring alignment with modern engineering standards.
- Collaborate closely with Core R&D SMEs and external cloud teams (Nokia Cloud/NCS/NCP/AnyCloud) to drive solutions and streamline issue resolution.
- Lead and mentor engineering teams on cloud-native patterns, Go best practices, and high-quality development processes.
- Own complex component-level software architecture, test strategies for Tribe deliverables, and review HW/SW architecture outputs from associated squads.
- Conduct design and code reviews, ensure architectural compliance, and coach individual contributors across HW/SW Architecture squads.