# Applied Software R&D Engineer

This role is for a hands-on embedded software engineer focused on building the high-speed optical transport systems powering modern Data center Interconnect networks. You will be developing embedded software and firmware that links massive GPU clusters and data centers for ultra-low latency. Role Responsibilities Write real-time embedded software and firmware for optical transport systems. Own project from initial requirement through design, integration, and verification. Diagnose and resolve complex, system-level issues across software, hardware, optics, and FPGAs. Required Skills & Experience Extensive C and C++ development on RTOS based platforms. Deep understanding of timing-critical operations, interrupt-handling, low level drivers, and control firmware. Proven experience designing and integrating hardware interfaces and inter-processor communication mechanisms in multi-processor systems. Experience with ARM architecture, hardware interactions, and FPGA/CPLD integration. Education and Experience 1-3 years of relevant industry experience with a bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, or Engineering.

- **Id**: 4124915
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nokia-applied-software-rd-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Richardson, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T20:46:23Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-12T01:16:38Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1130
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Mobile Networks, Network Equipment, Optical Communications

## Company

- **Id**: 17345
- **Name**: Nokia
- **Domain**: nokia.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nokia>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 92
- **Open postings**: 73
- **Ghost share**: 0.014
- **Stale share**: 0.384
- **Repost share**: 0.151
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 11
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **RTOS** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 1
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-12T01:16:38Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 358 · green card filings: 128; Filings 12m: 358

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 11
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T02:19:08Z

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