Software Development Specialist

Nokia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia Bengaluru is seeking a senior software engineer to design, build, and deliver cloud-native Core Management System solutions. You will own end-to-end design, develop distributed systems using Golang and microservices, and ensure scalability and reliability.

You will lead architecture, implement CI/CD pipelines, champion DevSecOps, and mentor engineers while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, and observability tools is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering cloud-native software systems.
• Golang and microservices architecture expertise.
• Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms proficiency.
• Experience with Kafka and data ingestion pipelines.
• Observability with OpenTelemetry and metrics.
• CI/CD and software reliability practices.
• Product software development in OAM/FCAPS/EMS/NMS domain preferred.
• Nice to have Scrum Master experience.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design, development, delivery, and lifecycle management of cloud-native Core Management System solutions, ensuring scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
• Lead the architecture and implementation of distributed systems components, microservices, and platform components, driving technical decisions and engineering best practices across the team.
• Champion a quality-first engineering culture by driving test automation, continuous testing, code quality, reliability engineering, and DevSecOps practices throughout the software lifecycle.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, observability, and Kubernetes-based cloud-native platforms to improve delivery velocity and system reliability.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools, agentic automation frameworks, and engineering productivity solutions to accelerate software delivery, improve quality, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with product and business objectives.
• In the extended role as a Scrum Master of a SAFe agile team, you'll help the team to plan and execute in delivering the team's objectives as per the commitments.

Skills

Golang

Microservices

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

CI/CD

Test automation

Scrum Master

Kafka

Observability

OpenShift

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

PromQL

OpenTelemetry

VMQL

Jenkins

Helm

Job description

Job Description

Join our engineering team to design, build, and deliver next-generation cloud-native solutions for our Core Management Systems. This role requires deep expertise in designing and developing scalable distributed systems and microservices-based applications, with responsibilities spanning architecture, development, quality engineering, automation, deployment, and operational excellence.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

• Own the end-to-end design, development, delivery, and lifecycle management of cloud-native Core Management System solutions, ensuring scalability, resilience, and operational excellence.
• Lead the architecture and implementation of distributed systems components, microservices, and platform components, driving technical decisions and engineering best practices across the team.
• Champion a quality-first engineering culture by driving test automation, continuous testing, code quality, reliability engineering, and DevSecOps practices throughout the software lifecycle.
• Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, observability, and Kubernetes-based cloud-native platforms to improve delivery velocity and system reliability.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools, agentic automation frameworks, and engineering productivity solutions to accelerate software delivery, improve quality, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to successfully deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with product and business objectives.
• In the extended role as a Scrum Master of a SAFe agile team, you'll help the team to plan and execute in delivering the team's objectives as per the commitments.

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

• Engineering Degree with 8+ years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering cloud-native, distributed software systems using Golang and microservices-based architectures.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, including deployments, troubleshooting, scaling, CRDs, Operators, Helm, and OpenShift-based platform engineering.
• Candidates with prior product software development experience in the OAM/FCAPS or EMS/NMS or Core Network domain will be preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, event-driven architectures, large-scale telemetry/data ingestion pipelines, and high-volume distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of ClickHouse, VictoriaMetrics, MariaDB, and performance optimization of data-intensive applications and platforms.
• Proven experience with observability and monitoring technologies, including OpenTelemetry (OTLP), OpAMP, PromQL/VMQL, metrics, logs, traces, and automated RCA frameworks.
• Strong experience in CI/CD, DevOps, test automation, quality engineering, Jenkins, and software reliability practices across the delivery lifecycle, with experience leveraging AI-powered development tools, Agentic AI frameworks, and engineering automation.

Nice to have:

• Candidates with prior Scrum Master experience are preferred.

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