Ericsson
Software Developer Summer Intern
EricssonFinland10 hours ago
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Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and services to mobile and fixed network operators. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries use Ericsson equipment, and more than 40 percent of the world's mobile traffic passes through Ericsson networks. Using innovation to empower people, business and society, Ericsson is working towards the Networked Society: a world connected in real time that will open opportunities to create freedom, transform society and drive solutions to some of our planet’s greatest challenges.

As Ericsson Finland, we have been privileged to be part of building the Finnish society already since 1918. Over the course of these hundred years, together with our customers and partners we have shaped the Finnish society to what it is today – a leading edge country of technology and digitalization. The same building blocks – enthusiasm, innovations and highly skilled people – carry us towards the next hundred years.

Ericsson is a significant R\&D actor in Finland, focusing on product and network security, cloud, 5G and 6G research. Ericsson Finland employs around 600 professionals and our main office in Finland is in Jorvas, Kirkkonummi.

Utilizing our hybrid workplace model of seamless integration of the physical and virtual workplace.

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About This Opportunity

Join Ericsson’s Distributed Cloud team as a Software Developer Intern and help build the Cloud Container Distribution that powers 5G Core and Cloud RAN. You’ll be contributing to real product features, with a strong focus on AI/LLM agentic workflows integrated into a modern cloud-native stack. You’ll also get hands-on exposure to Kubernetes and cloud networking in a production-grade environment.

What you will do?

  • Explore and apply agentic workflows (LLM-powered assistants and automations) to optimize engineering processes and improving customer experience e.g., faster troubleshooting, better onboarding, configuration management and smarter documentation use etc.
  • Work with Kubernetes as a platform: help build, configure, and operate services that run in clusters.
  • Support networking aspects of cloud platforms (service connectivity, traffic policies, and reliability)
  • Collaborate in a cross-functional environment: participate in planning, pair programming, reviews, and demos; write clear documentation.
  • Evaluate your solutions for usability, maintainability, security, and impact; and iterate based on feedback.

Basic qualifications:

  • Enrolled in a BS/MS program in CS/EE/CE (or related).
  • Strong Python skills and solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience with Kubernetes or cloud-native observability (Prometheus/Grafana, tracing, log pipelines).
  • Familiarity with LLMs/AI concepts: prompt design, function/tool calling, RAG basics, evaluation.
  • Working knowledge of Linux and containers; ability to read logs and troubleshoot systems.
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals.
  • Clear communication, curiosity, and a bias for hands-on experimentation.

Bonus points:

  • Exposure to agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI) or vector databases.
  • Experience in fine tuning LLMs or other ML models.
  • Experience in Kubernetes administration and life-cycle management.
  • Go (Golang) proficiency is a plus.
  • Interest in telecom/5G, CNFs, or large-scale distributed systems.

Why join us?

  • Contribute to developer infrastructure used in real environments.
  • Apply AI agents to tangible cloud and networking problems.
  • Mentorship, code reviews, and a learning-friendly environment with room to publish internal results and demos.

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

What happens once you apply?

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Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

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