About The Role

We are looking for experienced SW development engineers to join our R&D team.

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

Breakdown of requirements to formulate work packages
Designing, Development and Integration of software for Infinera’s next-gen products
Pick development tasks from the Agile 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-T, Telcordia, IETF, IEEE etc)

Good to Have skills

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

Must Have Skills

3-7 years of experience 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.