Riga, Latvia 2d ago Not disclosed
Linux Telecommunications Engineering Jobs
Telecommunications engineers build the network infrastructure that connects the world: cellular networks (4G/5G), radio access networks, VoIP, carrier-grade routers, and satellite communications. Linux has displaced proprietary RTOS in many telco stacks, and OpenRAN is accelerating this trend. Telco Linux roles combine deep networking expertise with real-time requirements and carrier-grade reliability standards.
Canada May 27 Not disclosed
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Linux runs the software stack of modern 5G base stations, core network elements (AMF, SMF, UPF), carrier-grade routers, and cloud RAN deployments. DPDK and VPP enable line-rate packet processing on Linux. The OpenRAN initiative is disaggregating the RAN on COTS Linux hardware. Linux has become central to the virtualisation of all network functions.
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Open Radio Access Network (OpenRAN/O-RAN) is an industry initiative to disaggregate radio access network components from proprietary vendor stacks onto open, interoperable software running on commodity Linux hardware. OpenRAN enables competition among RAN software vendors and reduces operator dependency on single vendors like Ericsson, Nokia, or Huawei.
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Carrier-grade Linux, DPDK for high-performance packet processing, VPP, OpenStack/Kubernetes for NFV, 3GPP protocol stack knowledge, real-time Linux (PREEMPT_RT), and high-availability patterns (ETSI NFV HA). Knowledge of 5G architecture (Core, RAN, transport) and protocols (GTP, SCTP, SIP, Diameter) is specific to the domain.
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Network equipment vendors (Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco, Juniper, Mavenir), mobile operators (AT&T, Verizon, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone), cloud providers building telco offerings (AWS Wavelength, Google Distributed Cloud Edge), satellite operators (SpaceX Starlink, OneWeb), and defence contractors.