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
3.0
Jul 14, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

flexibility for family somewhat interesting work

Cons

(specific to MEN division) 'Nortel' culture and old boy system still exists. little opportunity for advancement in career. Too many old Nortel hands hanging on. Outdated views of development.

4.0
Jun 3, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ciena (then Wavesmith) had some interesting projects going on. Overall I was very impressed with the quality of my team members.

Cons

I have to say there weren't too many downsides. Management had their act together, and I had a great boss. I was pushed when deadlines approached, but otherwise was left to my own devices.

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