Applied R&D Engineer – AI Studio Full-time

Job Description

Family Description

Applied R&D (AR) consists of target-oriented research either with the goal of solving a particular problem / answering a specific question or for multi-discipline design, development, and implementation of hardware, software, and systems including maintenance support. Supplies techno-economic consulting to clients. AR work is characterised by its detailed and complex nature in order to systematically combine existing knowledge and practices to further developing and incrementally improving products, operational processes, and customer-specific feature development.

Subfamily Description

Software (SWA) comprises the definition, specification, and allocation of requirements from different sources utilising knowledge of systems engineering processes (specification & architecture). Contains processing of use case and feature requirements into conceptual models, operational scenarios, technical requirements, and functional description. Covers specification, design, implementation, and unit testing of Software (e.g. device drivers, microcode, hardware-related software & firmware) according to the requirements and architecture defined in the systems engineering process. Covers establishment and maintenance of Software Configuration Management (SCM) practices into software development projects, continuously building and integrating infrastructure tools and systems.

Responsibilities

You will play a key role in the development and enhancement of Nokia’s AI Studio platform under the guidance of the Lead Architect. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and deploy cutting-edge features for Nokia’s AI-centric and SaaS product offerings. This role offers the opportunity to work with the latest technologies in AI, MLOps, and cloud computing, contributing directly to transforming the telecom industry.

Responsibilities:

• Platform Development:
  • Implement scalable and efficient components of the AI Studio platform, focusin on data onboarding, processing, and governance.
  • Develop features to support dynamic data onboarding and ensure alignment with the semantic layer architecture.
  • Contribute to the implementation of data governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Data Infrastructure & Management:
  • Build and maintain compute pipelines for real-time and batch processing, supporting MLOps and large-scale AI workflow
  • Work on hybrid platform environments, integrating on-premise and cloud-based systems.
  • Contribute to the implementation of data lakehouse solutions for large-scale analytics.
• Data Store & Mesh Capabilities:
  • Assist in creating data mesh capabilities to enable flexible and effici combination of datasets.
  • Contribute to abstracting data store implementations, supporting seamless integration and flexibilit
• Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Collaborate closely with product managers and the Lead Architect to ensure the platform meets customer and market requirements.
  • Engage with internal and external stakeholders to gather feedback and refin platform features.
  • Collaborate with internal product teams to identify, onboard, and integrate data sources into the AI Studio platform, ensuring seamless interoperability and alignment with the platform’s architecture.
• Continuous Delivery & Operations:
  • Write modular, maintainable code supporting continuous delivery and seamless
  • updates.
  • Ensure adherence to best practices for metadata management and content
  • modularity.
• Telecom Industry Focus & Innovation:
  • Apply telecom domain knowledge to develop solutions addressing industry[1]specific need
  • Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI, MLOps, and SaaS to incorporate innovative technologies into the platform.

Qualifications

Key Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalen
• experience).
• 5-8+ years of experience in developing enterprise software, data platforms, or AI/ML
• solutions.
• Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or G
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with MLOps frameworks and deploying AI/ML models in production.
• Hands-on experience with data governance, lineage, and quality management practices.
• Working knowledge of data lakehouse technologies (e.g., Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg)
• and data mesh principles.

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information
US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About the Team

As Nokia’s growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.