Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ciena with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 19 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ciena overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ciena as a Software Engineer according to 19 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 27%
Skills test: 16%
Drug test: 11%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON) in Aug 2018
Interview
had a phone interview, asking about my previous experience and talking about my CV.
Later had an on site interview with two panels.
Very friendly and relaxed. Conversation flowed naturally, and felt like a discussion.
Both panels described different aspects of the team, and felt like I learned a lot about the functions that relate to the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 ) Technical questions relating to core duties from my previous job. Show understanding of what happened and how I tackled the problems.
2) Describe how I had encountered a bug or a problem during a project, and how I went about to solve it.
Cancelled my rescheduled interview without any communication from HR. Got ghosted when asked for an explanation. 2 days later, I get a notification that the position is closed. Will never bother applying here again.
Good experience. Only 2 interviews; 1 for soft skills and 1 for technical skills. I ended up getting the job. Fairly easy interview. Good place to work. Why need many word, when few word do trick?