Software Development Trainee

Nokia is hiring a Software Development Trainee. Level rates it ; you can apply on Nokia.

Level's read on this job

On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Level classifies it as a junior role.
Level lists 568 other open roles at Nokia.
The role was posted in the last few days.

AI in this role

This job requires a knowledge of software engineering practices and design patterns with focus on modern Java and web development applications. These applications run on containerized environments, Docker and K8s.

As a trainee, you will join a cross-functional development team working on software for optical network management systems. You will have the chance to be involved in different stages of the development cycle, including analysis, design, implementation and testing of new software features, using AI development life cycle methodologies and techniques.
You will be encouraged to share your ideas, ask questions and contribute to team discussions, helping us continuously improve our methods, software, and overall team experience.

The team strives to write clean, decoupled, and testable code with a clear separation of components and responsibilities. This will happen in an international environment, with team members all around the world.

Position: Internship
Duration: 12 months
Start date (tentative): October, 2026
Location: Hybrid in Carnaxide, Portugal
Education Recommendations: Currently a candidate finishing their BSc or MSc degree in Telecommunications, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with an accredited school

Develop applications in Java 17 and above;
Write unit-tests, end-to-end tests and stress testing;
Develop code in accordance with the system design and coding standards with senior supervision;
Review the code of peer developers;
Use AI daily.

You have:

MsC degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications or related field;
Fluent in English, spoken and written;
Knowledge in Java and OO. Willingness to work with and learn modern Java, asynchronous programming and unit-testing.

It would be nice if you also had:

Experience in using AI for SW engineering
Good communication skills including ability to share knowledge;
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities;
Knowledge of any of the following will be a plus: git, maven, Gradle, Jenkings ;
Knowledge of Optical Telecommunication Technologies.

How we rate this

Software Development Trainee at Nokia rates 25 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.