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

Embedded Systems Engineer professionals working at Ciena have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Ciena employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Embedded Systems Engineer Jobs at Ciena now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Embedded Systems Engineer interview questions at Ciena .

Does Ciena pay Embedded Systems Engineer employees well?

Embedded Systems Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ciena with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Embedded Systems Engineer 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 168 reviews)); "Good benefits and pension contribution." ((in 163 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 144 reviews)); "Great Work Culture and Co" ((in 86 reviews)); "Not great but good pay" ((in 83 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 66 reviews)); "Many of the managers have not been trained and do poor to fair jobs managing effectively" ((in 43 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 20 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 Systems Engineer reviews

4.0

100% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Gary B. Smith

100% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

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4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Embedded Systems Engineer employees have rated Ciena with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Embedded Systems Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Ciena is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Embedded Systems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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51 reviews

3.0

Jul 3, 2026

Supportive team and good pay, but watch for politics

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun and understanding people. just do the work timely and no one bothers u. good money as per embedded industry standards u will learn new things.

Cons

politics is there in so many teams. a good manager would shield u from that. life will be struggling if u got bad manager.

5.0

Dec 24, 2025

No complaints

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation has been good recently largely due to strong stock performance Interesting work Flexible

Cons

Career growth may be slow

3.0

Nov 3, 2025

Na

Embedded software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing much little things are fine

Cons

Layoff happens every year stay blessed

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