Ciena reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,290 total reviews)
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Gary B. Smith

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,290 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ciena employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Mar 24, 2026

Too much internal politics, no pay parity

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good perks, working on new tech, wfh

Cons

too much internal politics, favouritism. Your colleague could be earning 2-3x of your salary doing same work with same experience. no pay parity at all. really frustating to work here now

4.0
Mar 20, 2026

SWE intern

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High level of ownership on projects.

Cons

Poor intern team structure from management.

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