Is Ciena a good company to work for as a Embedded Software Engineer II?

Embedded Software Engineer II professionals working at Ciena have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 56 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Ciena employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Embedded Software Engineer II Jobs at Ciena now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Embedded Software Engineer II interview questions at Ciena .

Does Ciena pay Embedded Software Engineer II employees well?

Embedded Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ciena with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 56 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Embedded Software Engineer II salaries at Ciena.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ciena?

Software Engineer (195) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Embedded Software Engineer (52) , Lead Engineer (33) , Senior Manager (33) , Intern (32) , Software Developer (32) , Network Engineer (31) , Project Manager (29) , Hardware Engineer (27) , Software Engineer 2B (27) , Software Engineer II (24) , Director (23) , Systems Engineer (22) , Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

"Benefit is good" ((in 165 reviews)); "People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 148 reviews)); "Great Work Culture and Co" ((in 83 reviews)); "All teams have been a great group of people and ran like a well oiled machine." ((in 78 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

"Mass resignation in PH cyber team because of poor management" ((in 67 reviews)); "Many of the managers have not been trained and do poor to fair jobs managing effectively" ((in 43 reviews)); "Recent merger with Cyan(now Blueplanet)expose you to cutting edge technologies but there is no training plan for employees, you are on your own." ((in 19 reviews)); "too much politics (dirty games) involved within the teams and between different teams." ((in 8 reviews)); "Currently hiring remote workers due to pandemic but once that shifts back to being present in an office, you will see firsthand the lack of diversity." ((in 7 reviews))

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Ciena Embedded Software Engineer II reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Gary B. Smith

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Senior management

Embedded Software Engineer II employees have rated Ciena with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Embedded Software Engineer II professionals have an excellent working experience there. Ciena is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Embedded Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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5.0

Jan 6, 2021

Target this company to retire

Embedded software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent payout Helpful People Good work life balance

Cons

Haven't come across any cons yet

Ciena Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your prestige opinion about Ciena here. We are overjoyed to receive your compliments and appreciation

4.0

Dec 7, 2020

Good company

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

All good here in ciena

Cons

Nothing bad here in ciena

Ciena Response

Thank you for your review! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience working at Ciena.

5.0

Apr 4, 2020

Great place to work with

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance and a great place to work

Cons

I don't see any cons working with Ciena

Ciena Response

Thank you for this very positive feedback. It's great to read what you have to say. Thanks for the support!

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