As a software development engineer, you will be responsible for system design and programming, ensuring the functionality and quality of Infinera's products, before the new features and enhancements are released to end users. This means that you will work with most of the company's portfolio, which leads to a quick and good overall system understanding.

Education Necessary: Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in CS, Opto-Electronics, ECE or equivalent branch of engineering, with very good academics.

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As a Software Development Engineer at Infinera you will work in a cross-functional, agile team developing embedded 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.

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Must Have

• Experience 3+ years 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.
• Experienced in HW-SW integration.
• Experience in Linux RTOS Operating systems
• Experience developing the FCAPS functionality
• Design and development of Network Element software in an Embedded Development Domain.
• Flexible, innovative and driven
• Structured and thorough with analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Highly motivated team player
• Agile way of working
• Driven and willing to take own initiatives
• English, written and spoken

Good to Have:

• 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

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• Breakdown of requirements to formulate work packages
• Designing, Development and Integration of software for Infinera’s next-gen products
• Pick development tasks from the team
• Design and implement new 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, MEF, IETF, IEEE, TNF, etc)