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
Jul 29, 2022

Great place to work at

Recommend
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Pros

Amazing environment, supportive management very good incentives

Cons

Domain knowledge is needed at certain point

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Ciena Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your 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 and management training even better. If you want to continue this conversation, please send an email to cienafeedback@ciena.com.
3.0
Jul 29, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Get to work with some highly skilled, competent colleagues and learning Curve is great.

Cons

Toxic culture in teams related to 6500 product. No empathy shown by some managers/architect , which resulted in severe attrition.

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Ciena Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're sorry to hear that your experience is not ideal and would like to do better. If you'd like to continue this conversation, please get in touch at cienafeedback@ciena.com.
3.0
Jul 27, 2022

Fine, if mediocre

Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance Software engineers have a lot of experience Management made room to explore my interests

Cons

Pretty old tech Development moves slowly You'll learn how to get a medium amount done with lots of engineers

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Ciena Response
3y
Thank you for sharing your feedback. It's great to read what you have to say. We always strive to do better and we are continuously working on ensuring individuals like you have an even better working environment 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.
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