Principal Developer

Ericsson GmbH; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Bonus eligibility

Job summary

Ericsson seeks a Principal Developer to lead technical strategy and implementation for portable RAN software across COTS platforms. You will drive platform evaluation, governance, and reusable assets while mentoring teams across sites.

With a deep background in communications theory and COTS architectures, you will apply ML methods and Agile practices to optimize RAN deployments and contribute to strategic planning in a global, distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 12+ years as a systems engineer or research engineer.
• Strong background in communications theory, digital signal processing, and COTS architecture.
• Applied experience with ML methods including reinforcement learning, federated learning, generative AI, and LLMs.
• Proven experience in Agile development environments.
• Hands-on with virtualization and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack).
• Mentoring and leading distributed technical teams across sites.
• Publications or IP portfolios in industry research or forums.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in enabling and optimizing RAN software across heterogeneous COTS platforms.
• Drive portability guardrails and establish architectural alignments across domains.
• Lead hands-on onboarding trials to inform platform evaluation decisions.
• Develop and enhance portability standards and reusable platform assets.
• Promote AI-assisted automation for benchmarking and validation.
• Ensure COTS platform readiness for multi-workload deployments.

Skills

Leadership

RAN

COTS architecture

Machine learning

Agile

Docker/Kubernetes/OpenStack

Platform benchmarking

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in EE/CS/Software

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Job description

Grow with us

About this opportunity: Principle Developer: Portability Across COTS Platforms

Ericsson seeks a Principal Developer to lead technical strategy and implementation for RAN software portability across heterogeneous commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) platforms. You will join the RAN Performance Systems & Dimensioning team, driving the evolution of software-based RAN solutions toward portable platforms.

This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic platform enablement, requiring strong system-level thinking to optimize scalable RAN node solutions across diverse hardware ecosystems (Intel, ARM, AMD, RISC-V).

What you will do:

• Provide technical leadership in enabling and optimizing RAN software across heterogeneous COTS platforms
• Drive cross-domain portability guardrails and establish architectural alignments
• Conduct hands-on, end-to-end onboarding trials to inform platform evaluation decisions
• Develop and continuously enhance portability standards and reusable platform assets
• Champion adoption of AI-assisted and agentic automation for benchmarking and validation
• Ensure COTS platform readiness for multi-workload deployments supporting shared infrastructure scenarios
• Mentor engineering teams in cross-platform development practices and hardware ecosystem adaptation
• Provide engineering-driven perspectives on platform impacts and onboarding implications
• Represent RAN portability in technical forums, architecture reviews, and strategic planning
• Generate Ericsson intellectual property to strengthen competitive positioning
• Collaborate with academic and research institutions on applied research relevant to RAN portability

The skills you will bring:

• Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent
• Minimum 12 years as a systems engineer or research engineer
• Strong background in communications theory, digital signal processing, and COTS architecture
• Applied experience of using machine learning methodologies including reinforcement learning, federated learning, generative AI, and LLMs
• Proven experience in Agile development environments
• Hands-on experience with virtualization and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack)
• Demonstrated ability to conduct platform benchmarking, performance profiling, and end-to-end system validation
• Experience developing and establishing technical standards, architectural frameworks, and reusable engineering assets
• Track record of mentoring and leading distributed technical teams across multiple sites
• Published contributions to industry research, technical forums, or intellectual property portfolios

Essential Competencies:

• Self-directed with strong capacity to learn independently and perform under pressure
• Excellent presentation, time-management, and leadership capabilities with cross-cultural effectiveness
• Results-oriented with customer focus and consistent project delivery
• Analytical approach to problem-solving with structured execution under demanding timelines
• Fluent in English —verbal and written
• Proactive team contributor with commitment to mentoring colleagues
• Experience collaborating within international, distributed teams
• Strong ownership mentality with commitment to exceeding stakeholder expectations

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Ericsson uses a merit-based hiring approach that values people with different experiences, perspectives and skillsets. We truly believe this approach drives innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, learn more.

If you need assistance or to request an accommodation due to a disability, please contact Ericsson at [e-mail].

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this position. They are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for this position, and you may be required to perform additional job tasks as assigned.

Primary country and city: Canada (CA) || Ottawa (Country/ City)

Job details: Developer

Compensation and Benefits at Ericsson

At Ericsson, we know that our people are the key to our success. We offer a competitive package to help with your individual needs and goals.

Your Pay

• Ottawa: $169,500 - $222,600

Short-Term Variable Compensation Plan: Your pay also includes the opportunity for an annual bonus. Actual bonus payouts are based on performance of the business against the unit’s objectives, individual performance, and the individual bonus target. Certain eligibility and pro-ration rules apply.

Your Health

Ericsson offers excellent health benefits including the choice of 3 medical and dental plan options that allow an employee to select the level of coverage that suits your needs. Core level coverage is paid for fully by Ericsson.

Your Financial Security

We invest in both your short and long-term financial wellbeing. Ericsson’s Group Retirement & Savings Program offers an automatic 2% company contribution into the Pension Plan. Ericsson also offers a 50% match of employee’s contribution into the Registered Retirement Savings Plan, up to 8% of the employee’s contribution (maximum of 4% match). This leads to a total company contribution potential of 6%. Employees will also basic life insurance and basic accidental death and dismemberment coverage at two-times annual base pay at no cost, as well as short-term disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in Ericsson’s Stock Purchase Plan.

Your Time

Your work-life balance is important to us. New employees are provided a minimum of 18 days of accrued vacation, at least 3personal days, minimum 10 holidays, 1 volunteer day, and sick days. Please note paid time off is pro-rated based on the employee’s start date. Furthermore, Ericsson provides up to 10 weeks of paid maternity leave and 6 weeks of parental or adoption leave at 100% of pay.

Additional Benefits

Ericsson offers many other company-paid benefits such as financial wellness programs, educational assistance, matching gifts, wellness account, and recognition programs.