Software Engineer I applicants have rated the interview process at Ciena with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer I roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ciena overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ciena as a Software Engineer I according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 16%
Drug test: 11%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Ciena (San Jose, CA)
Interview
4 round white board coding. First 3 with engineers in the team, and last round with manager. Will take you to lunch. People are nice.
1st round ask coding questions of linked list.
2nd round ask coding questions of linked list, binary search tree.
3rd round ask coding questions of graph, prime number, and fibonacci.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions are not hard, basic coding questions about linked list, binary search tree, and graph. Also some questions about fibonacci sequence and prime numbers. People are nice.
Cancelled my rescheduled interview without any communication from HR. Got ghosted when asked for an explanation. 2 days later, I get a notification that the position is closed. Will never bother applying here again.
Good experience. Only 2 interviews; 1 for soft skills and 1 for technical skills. I ended up getting the job. Fairly easy interview. Good place to work. Why need many word, when few word do trick?