Senior SW Developer who will be working at the forefront of a cloud native journey

Ericsson is shaping the future of mobile and broadband internet communications through its ongoing technology leadership. Providing innovative solutions in more than 140 countries, Ericsson is helping to create the most powerful communication companies in the world.
 

The main focus at the Ericsson site in Karlskrona is to provide charging functions where our solutions are responsible for the charging almost 2 billion subscribers today. The site also has major responsibilities when it comes to setting up user and service data in the network, as well as providing solution for machine-to-machine communication and the emerging utility industry. The Karlskrona site has a very strong track-record of inventing solutions that becomes new profitable products on the market. A lot of attention is also put on innovation and exploring new technical possibilities.
 

Looking for a job where you will be working at the forefront of a cloud native journey?

To support Ericsson applications in a cloud native journey, Ericsson has developed what is called Application Development Platform (ADP). One key part is to drive alignment in the area of application management and operations. To achieve this, Ericsson has several ADP Hubs distributed globally where different teams produce microservices that is reused by Ericsson applications via ADP. In Karlskrona we are currently responsible for Log Management and Wide Column Database.

We are now looking for senior software developers to be part of the team for Wide Column Database (Cassandra based).

In this position you will engage and be part of a team that develop and maintain microservices that supports Ericsson products on a global scale.

Our development center is located in Karlskrona, Sweden.

Job description:

We are looking for you who want to be in the forefront of software development, where the latest technologies are adopted to ensure a cloud native approach. This by using and enhancing open source technologies and following principles of cloud native architectures.

Our ways of working are based on agile principles, where Continuous Integration and Automation are corner stones in our development methodology. You will be part of a team in a development organization that delivers software and support Ericsson on a global level where you will interact with peers in different parts of the world.

The daily tasks include working with requirement studies, planning, implementation, verification and support. You should be able to work individually on the different tasks, but in combination with team work and striving to reach the team targets together. Collaboration is a key factor.

Security is an everyday focus which is included for all developers, but we also have a specific Security Master role in combination with software development. This opportunity is also included as an option in this application. For that combination a genuine interest of all type of security aspects are needed, not only for secure coding, but for awareness of how the product works overall and together within our products. This role will include a responsibility within a team, to ensure security guidelines are understood and followed. Also reporting and assessment are included within this role.

You want to be the best in your area of expertise, but you are also curious to understand the big picture. You strive to meet targets and highest standards of quality and have the ability to analyze and solve problems.

Position Qualifications: 

• We see that you have a Master´s or Bachelor´s Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Have at least 5 years of experience in software and product development
• You shall have good knowledge and experience with NoSQL database
• You shall have good knowledge and experience within Java and Python
• You shall have good knowledge and experience of principles in cloud native architectures and its tools, Kubernetes, helm and docker
• You shall have knowledge in Software development environment and tools like Eclipse, Git, Gerrit, Maven, Jenkins etc
• You shall have knowledge in M2M communication such as REST and Web Services
• We see that you have inter-personal skills, are flexible and willing to adapt and respond to change
• We see you being creative and like to find new ideas and solutions and that you have a positive and inspiring approach and mind set in your everyday work
• We work in a global environment which means that skills in oral and written English are a must
  
  Any of the following is considered a merit:
• Experience of Linux systems
• Experience of cloud/virtualization/infrastructure/IP networks
• Experience of working with open source communities 

Apply:
Please note that due to GDPR we cannot accept applications sent to us via e-mail. Feel free to send your application in English saying a word about your motivations and outlining how you meet the requirements of the position. Do this as soon as possible, since the process is ongoing. 
 

As the tech firm that created the mobile world, and with over 45,000 life-enhancing technologies to our name, at Ericsson we’ve made it our business to make a mark. We’ve never had a greater opportunity to drive change; setting the bar for technology to be inclusive and accessible; empowering an intelligent, sustainable and connected world.

We are on a quest, we´ve promised to never stand still; relentlessly innovating to make technology easy to adopt, easy to use and easy to scale. By developing new technologies, such as the SDN/NFV, artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud infrastructures and IoT we bring a transformative impact across most businesses and industries. This demands from all our people the creativity to discover, the accountability to deliver and the courage to remove complexity wherever it presents itself.