Ciena Software Engineer reviews

4.0

81% would recommend to a friend

(210 total reviews)
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Gary B. Smith

88% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Software Engineer || employees have rated Ciena with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 210 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer || professionals have a good working experience there. Ciena is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer || professionals compared to other employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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210 reviews
5.0
Jan 27, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work/life balance - Collaborative work environment - Great place to start as a software engineer out of college

Cons

- Pay is not as competitive as other software companies but the work/life balance really makes up for it

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Ciena Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your experience at Ciena! We are extremely proud of our flexible working and overall working environment. We are continuously working on ensuring individuals like you have a great work-life balance, so your feedback is greatly appreciated and taken to our leadership team. If you want to continue this conversation and help us find even more ways to do better, please send an email to cienafeedback@ciena.com.
4.0
Jan 24, 2023

Decent

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

decent work life balance, unlimited PTO(provided that there are no critical deadlines), good pay

Cons

No benefits such as discounts on any products. Training on the job to pick up new skills is not really available.

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Ciena Response
3y
Thank you for this positive feedback. It's great to read what you have to say. We always strive to do better and are on our way to making our competitive rewards package even better. If you'd like to share more, please contact us at cienafeedback@ciena.com.
4.0
Jan 19, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Cool work culture Lot of employee centric policies and benefits like gym-equipments reimbursement

Cons

Need domain knowledge to code which gets complex.

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Ciena Response
3y
Thank you for your constructive feedback! We appreciate you making time to leave a review. We are immensely proud of the employee-centric benefits. Happy to hear you are enjoying it as well. If you would like to describe how we can better the learning curve for our employees, please e-mail us at cienafeedback@ciena.com.
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