Is Ciena a good company to work for?

Ciena has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,685 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 82% of employees would recommend working at Ciena to a friend and 74% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Ciena have been left by employees working as Manager , Director and Software Engineer .

Does Ciena pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ciena employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ciena. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ciena?

82% of Ciena employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ciena 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

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 173 reviews)); "People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 152 reviews)); "Good salaries (I was here on placement and amazed at my salary)." ((in 91 reviews)); "Great Work Culture and Co" ((in 85 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 22 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))

What are employees saying about Ciena layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ciena layoffs and their outlook for job security at Ciena in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Ciena locations?

Hanover , San Jose , Linthicum , Baltimore , Alpharetta , Atlanta , Petaluma , Denver , Spokane , Miami , Hanover , Raleigh , Dallas , San Francisco , Research Triangle Park , Maryland City , Linthicum Heights , New York , Boston , Miramar , Grand Rapids , Durham , Richardson , Seattle , City of Spokane Valley , Spokane Valley , Freehold , New Brunswick , Newark , Chicago

Ciena reviews

4.1

82% would recommend to a friend

(2,290 total reviews)

Gary B. Smith

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Senior management

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

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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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2019

work review

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, flexible working hours

Cons

long hours, multiple layoffs while I worked there.

3.0

Jun 22, 2019

No longer happy with company

A/r invoice specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture was great while it lasted.

Cons

Outsourcing their account receivables and account payable to India to eliminate jobs in the United States.

Ciena Response

7y

Thank you for your feedback and sharing your perspective. We appreciate all of our reviews and take the time to read and action any areas of concern. We ask that you please follow up at Cienafeedback@ciena.com.

4.0

Feb 12, 2019

Market leader, but needs to expand

Anonymous

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Market leader in core strengths of optical networking. Good pay structure and benefits. Global presence and business model.

Cons

Somewhat one-dimensional solution space. Needs to accelerate initiatives outside of core optical business. Danger of solution space getting commoditized and trigger "race to the bottom" in market pricing. Not out of the realm of possibility that they can be acquired by larger player that needs expertise in optical networking.

Ciena Response

7y

Thanks for making a review. We value your opinion and suggestions. We aren't really sure if these suggestions were put across by you to your team leaders during your long tenure with Ciena. Please can you get in touch with us at Cienafeedback@ciena.com so that we can discuss the above. Please be assured that this would be treated with utmost sensitivity in a bid to make Ciena even a better place to work for.

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