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?

"People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 170 reviews)); "Benefit is good" ((in 170 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 148 reviews)); "Great Work Culture and Co" ((in 85 reviews)); "Good salaries (I was here on placement and amazed at my salary)." ((in 80 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 69 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 16 reviews)); "too much politics (dirty games) involved within the teams and between different teams." ((in 9 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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4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Gary B. Smith

100% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

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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

Jul 13, 2025

Working at ciena

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good work life balance. 2. Friendly team 3. Decent compensation and benefits

Cons

1. Can be sometimes very hard to get the right resources to understand things.

5.0

Jun 5, 2025

Ciena offers a healthy workplace

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Ciena offers a healthy workplace, grown, flexibility in working hours and work from home.

Cons

None that I can think of !

5.0

Apr 27, 2025

Great gem of a company to work at

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work culture – lots of opportunities to grow in whatever direction you wish. Turnover is quite low.

Cons

So many deadlines, and processes aren’t well documented (and being created as we go along). Learning curve is incredibly steep. Easy to overwork yourself due to all the work. Layoffs last year really shattered respect for the company leadership.

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