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.
Introducing Ciena
Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one – your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social entertainment / business existence REAL.
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 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:
Contribute to software design and delivery to incorporate carrier class attributes through the design of Control plane Protocols - BGP/MPLS/IP Routing - features and system functions.
• Drive and participate in software design, development, validation, and defect correction activities to deliver functionally excellent products to Ciena’s customers.
• Provide support to peer teams, customer-facing groups and serve as technical reviewer of software release documentation.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Proficient in C programming in a real-time embedded Linux environment.
• Desirable: Exposure to IP Routing protocols (BGP,IGP,IP routing concepts), and exposure to Routing and switching Product development
• Ability to take initiative independently and to innovate as part of a team, demonstrating good judgment in identifying and evaluating alternative approaches to address business and technical challenges.
• Ability to interact effectively with multi-functional teams and to work across geographies and time zones.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
What Does Ciena Expect of You?
Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
Agility – you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the product development lifecycle.
Communication expertise – the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas in both English and French to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus
The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required. Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to get work done through others.
A commitment to innovation – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve
Participate in backlog defect reduction. Write scripts, test utilities, and other development tools. Lead Meetings and Brainstorming sessions.
Must Haves / Required Experience–
• 0-4 years of relevant software development experience.
• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related subject area.
• Strong Programming capabilities in C/C++.
• Familiarity with product cycles and deployment requirements for carrier-class products in a Service Provider customer environment.
• Independent self-starter and a standout colleague, committed to delivering quality results in a fast-paced, multifaceted environment.