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Senior Principal SW Development Engineer

Nokia Corporation

Full time Hybrid
Experience
18+ years
Location
Bangalore
Work mode
Hybrid
Salary
₹15L – ₹25L a year estimatetypical for IT Jobs in Bangalore, 309 posts
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Role at a glance

You will
  • Establish architecture standards, coding guidelines, HAL/BSP structures, reusable platform layers, and conduct design reviews.
  • Lead technical trade‑off decisions (cost, performance, power, time‑to‑market) and document rationale for engineering leadership.
  • Drive quality and reliability through debug strategies, diagnostics, failure analysis, and compliance with functional safety, EMC, and…
Experience
18+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Must-have skills
Embedded SystemsThreat Modeling
Work mode
Hybrid

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Job description

Location: Bangalore, India

Job Description

The Applied R&D Engineer 6 – SW will own the end‑to‑end embedded solution for Pluggable modules. You will define system architecture, work hands‑on with MCUs, RTOS, drivers, boot/OTA and security, and collaborate closely with hardware, architecture and manufacturing teams to ensure robust, compliant, and market‑ready products.

Own end‑to‑end embedded architecture and solutions for optical pluggable devices, from requirements through release readiness.
Define and implement system architecture across MCUs, RTOS/bare‑metal stacks, drivers, middleware, power management, boot/OTA and security features.
Partner with hardware, architecture and manufacturing teams to align schematics, analyze scope traces, and validate assumptions on real hardware.
Establish architecture standards, coding guidelines, HAL/BSP structures, reusable platform layers, and conduct design reviews.
Lead technical trade‑off decisions (cost, performance, power, time‑to‑market) and document rationale for engineering leadership.
Drive quality and reliability through debug strategies, diagnostics, failure analysis, and compliance with functional safety, EMC, and industry regulations.
Mentor development and test engineers, guide design reviews, and unblock critical issues to raise team skill level.
Perform architectural leadership, ensuring scalability and maintainability of software across product generations.

BTech / MTech in Computer Science, Electronics, Electrical Engineering or related field with embedded software development experience.
Minimum 18+ years of experience in embedded systems design and development.
Deep understanding of RTOS, multithreaded software systems and operating system concepts.
Experience with OTN standards and optical devices (preferred).
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
Proven architectural leadership and ability to define system‑wide solutions.
Well‑versed in object‑oriented design, design patterns, and coding best practices.
Excellent communication and collaboration abilities across cross‑functional teams.
Hands‑on experience with secure boot, cryptography, threat modeling, and OTA mechanisms.

Job Info
Job Identification
41804
Job Category
Applied R&D
Posting Date
11/03/2026
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
Prestige Solitaire, 401, 6 Brunton Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560002, IN
(Hybrid)
Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?)
No
Role Type
Individual contributor
Laptop - support with ordering needed
Yes
Experience level
Experienced

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Key skills

Required

Embedded SystemsThreat Modeling

Job market insights

12active Embedded Systems jobs in Bangalore
29active Threat Modeling jobs in Bangalore
₹15L – ₹25L advertised yearly salary for IT Jobs in Bangalore (middle half of 309 posts that show a salary; median ₹19L)
3 more open jobs at Nokia Corporation

Most IT Jobs posts in Bangalore ask for 3–6 years of experience (41% of 3627 that say).

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Questions about this job

What is the salary for this Senior Principal SW Development Engineer job?

The post does not state the pay. As an estimate, comparable posts on CoreHRx advertise ₹15L – ₹25L a year (typical for IT Jobs in Bangalore, 309 posts).

How much experience does this job need?

The post asks for 18 Yrs experience.

Where is this job based?

In Bangalore (hybrid).

What kind of job is this?

It is a full time job.

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