Lead Software Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in Gurugram, Haryana
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Cloud • Hardware • Internet of Things • Other • Software • Semiconductor • Utilities
Ciena is a networking systems, services, and software company.
The Role

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

Ciena’s Blue Planet UAA is an open, vendor -agnostic software suite with the latest innovations in AI and ML. The unit has an advanced development team responsible for end-to-end network insight complements the automated service fulfillment capabilities provided by MDSO and NFVO. We are looking for a Software Engineer who has the experience to drive the activities related to given phase/integration setup installation. 

  

What will you do as a BluePlanet UAA Software Engineer? 

Software Engineer will work in BluePlanet’s with project manager, team lead, other leads and team members to provide optimal solutions. 

  • Understand the overall project, understand phase-wise requirements 

  • Requirements gathering, analysis and define for a given phase/integration 

  • Draft and own requirements for an integration with 3rd party tools 

  • Draft and own requirements for an entire phase within the project 

  • Create work tasks for a given requirement 

  • Allocate tasks to junior team members 

  • Manage tasks for junior team members 

  • Responsible for quality and timely deliverables 

  • Coordinate with project manager, team lead, other leads and team members to provide optimal solutions 

  • Review test plan for various phases/integrations 

  • Review user guide for various phases/integrations 

 

Desired Skills: 

 

  • Bachelor’s Degree (CS, EE), or equivalent experience required 

  • Master’s Degree, preferred 

  • 8+ years of industry experience working on below technologies. 

  • Must have: 

  • Java 

  • On databases such as MySQL, postgres, Oracle or equivalent 

  • Data Structures and Algorithm 

  • Multithreading 

 

 

 

  • Good to have 

  • Angular  and NodeJS 

  • Neo4J 

  • Rest API 

  • Akka  

  • Kafka  

  • Docker and Kubernetes 

  • Python and Shell scripting 

  • Strong working knowledge of agile/waterfall SW methodologies 

  • Strong working knowledge on High level and Low Level Software Design. 

  • Strong working knowledge on unit and integration test development. 

  • Strong working knowledge on Linux environments. 

  • Strong written and oral English communication skills 

  • Process oriented, self-starter, self-motivated individual 

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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.

If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

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The Company
HQ: Hanover, MD
9,561 Employees
Year Founded: 1992

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.



Corporate/Brand Values:

• Customer First
• Integrity
• Velocity
• Innovation
• Outstanding People

We're the perfect size for you to make an impact. W

Only Ciena has the depth of expertise and the culture of collaboration and partnership required to help our partners evolve. We do this by strategically integrating hardware, services, and software in an open environment to ensure our clients’ networks are ‘fit for flexibility’ today and into the f

Why Work With Us

We are known for our industry-firsts, including the first coherent optical solution, converged packet-optical platform, and intelligence automation platform. Our commitment extends beyond innovation, logging in over 35,000 volunteer hours and $2 million to worthy causes in 2023. We're the perfect size and culture for you to make a difference.

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