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As a backend and AI student, which skills are most valuable to develop early in a software engineering career at Nokia?

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I’m currently a student exploring backend and AI-related fields.

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Nisa Doğa Y. asked a question to Rita L.

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Date asked: Monday, February 2, 2026

Last reviewed: Monday, February 2, 2026

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Rita L.

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Hi Nisa!
Thank you for your question! As someone focused on AI but aiming to grow into software engineering at Nokia, the most valuable early skills to develop are strong software engineering fundamentals—clean coding practices, version control, testing, and proficiency in languages like Python and Java—combined with backend essentials such as designing REST APIs, understanding distributed systems, and gaining hands-on experience with cloud‑native tools; pairing these with MLOps and data engineering basics will help you turn AI models into production-ready components, while a high-level understanding of networking and telecom concepts will make it easier to integrate your AI expertise into Nokia’s large-scale, cloud-based network platforms.

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Monday, February 2, 2026

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