As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.
Why Ciena:
· We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work.
· We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.
· We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and also offer a variety of paid family leave programs.
· We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities.
· We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU’s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
· We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable. We offer flexible paid time off!
· Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.
How You Will Contribute:
Design, develop, and support low-level software to control intelligent devices in a Ciena product. Candidate will also develop software subsystems for Inter-Process communication, Synchronized system startup, and Information Model persistence.
The Must Haves:
• Understand hardware functionality and software drivers for monitor and control.
• Understand multi-processor high reliable software system architectures
• Responsibility for embedded software including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Attend meetings, report progress, and interact closely with team members and other teams as required.
SKILLS
• Strong knowledge of C, operating system concepts
• Knowledge of embedded real-time software development (VXWORKS/LINUX)
• Strong software coding, testing, and documentation skills.
• Ability to document progress and results.
Good to Have
• Independent self-starter
• Strong commitment to product excellence
• Excellent communications skills
EDUCATION and/or RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
• Masters/Bachelors in CS
• Technical experience with around 0-2 years in software development.
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At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
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What We Do
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to enable our customers to deliver richer, more connected experiences for all users. At our core, Ciena is a company rooted in people. We prioritize deep, collaborative relationships within our teams and alongside our customers, partners, and communities around the world.
For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. We continue to lead the evolution of networking with a strong track record of industry firsts. As end-user expectations skyrocket, our customers and their networks must transform. Ciena powers this transformation by driving next-generation solutions built for maximum openness and agility—today and into the future.
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