Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer, Wave Logic Modem Software Development

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people‑first approach. We prioritize a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well‑being, and belonging. Ciena’s technology products are driven by meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

• Design embedded software in C running on Linux to configure ASIC and hardware components
• Implement software to manage hardware resources and meet data‑path requirements for transport and switching applications
• Collaborate with local and remote engineering teams to plan, estimate, and track development activities
• Contribute across the product development lifecycle including definition, design, planning, implementation, and testing
• Review product requirements and customer use cases to inform software design decisions
• Prototype and evaluate alternative solutions on target hardware platforms
• Deliver functional specifications and technical design documentation for embedded software architectures

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Experience:
  
  2+ years in an embedded software development role within a networking or telecommunications environment, including building applications using C or C++
• Application of BSP development, security features, and board bring‑up
• Development of Linux kernel drivers and user‑space drivers
• Application of embedded systems concepts including Linux operating systems, mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, and inter‑process communication
• Background in datacom and telecom concepts such as DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, and TCP/IP
• Debugging using tools such as GDB and Valgrind
• Verbal and technical writing skills

• Experience designing embedded systems using microservice architecture on real‑time operating systems
• Ability to interpret CPU hardware architectures, hardware functional specifications, and hardware timing diagrams
• Linux as a software development environment
• Exposure to CLI, TL1, SNMP, NETCONF, REST, and gRPC
• Use of development tools including Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, GDB, and Yocto
• YANG modeling language and related tool chains
• Scripting using Python, Go, or Bash

Pay range information for this position, in USD: 85,900.00 – . Pay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations.

In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans; participation in 401(k) (USA) and DCPP (Canada) with company matching; an Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP); an Employee Assistance Program (EAP); company‑paid holidays; paid sick leave; and vacation time. The company complies with all applicable laws regarding paid family leave and other leaves of absence.

Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination. Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.