Is Ciena a good company to work for as a Embedded Developer?

Embedded Developer professionals working at Ciena have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Ciena employees being 4.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Embedded Developer Jobs at Ciena now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Embedded Developer interview questions at Ciena .

Does Ciena pay Embedded Developer employees well?

Embedded Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ciena with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Embedded Developer salaries at Ciena.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ciena?

Software Engineer (195) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Embedded Software Engineer (52) , Lead Engineer (33) , Senior Manager (33) , Intern (32) , Software Developer (32) , Network Engineer (31) , Project Manager (29) , Hardware Engineer (27) , Software Engineer 2B (27) , Software Engineer II (24) , Director (23) , Systems Engineer (22) , Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

"Benefit is good" ((in 178 reviews)); "People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 176 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 149 reviews)); "Good salaries (I was here on placement and amazed at my salary)." ((in 84 reviews)); "Great Work Culture and Co" ((in 84 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

"Mass resignation in PH cyber team because of poor management" ((in 67 reviews)); "Many of the managers have not been trained and do poor to fair jobs managing effectively" ((in 42 reviews)); "Recent merger with Cyan(now Blueplanet)expose you to cutting edge technologies but there is no training plan for employees, you are on your own." ((in 18 reviews)); "Yes working in medium to large sized companies there is a disconnect sometimes between senior management and junior staff, that is well understood." ((in 9 reviews)); "Currently hiring remote workers due to pandemic but once that shifts back to being present in an office, you will see firsthand the lack of diversity." ((in 7 reviews))

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Ciena Embedded Developer reviews

4.1

99% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Gary B. Smith

100% approve of CEO

90% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.0

Culture & values

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.7

Senior management

Embedded Developer employees have rated Ciena with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Embedded Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Ciena is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Embedded Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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51 reviews

4.0

May 19, 2021

Good place to work, learning is great.

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary Free food and transportation

Cons

No opportunity to go outside India

5.0

May 5, 2021

Best place to work at!!!

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People centric company, focuses on employee all-round wellbeing. Flexible PTO

Cons

cant think of any cons about working here

Ciena Response

Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are glad that you feel so strongly about us. Thank you, once again, for your kind words.

5.0

May 3, 2021

Smooth Onboarding and Induction

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have joined Ciena during pandemic and I must say the process was very smooth and consistent. The induction meetings were short and to the point. The team and management were very helpful. I must say they a quite a good wellness program for pandemic in place. Kudos.

Cons

Nothing to say as of now.

Ciena Response

Thanks for leaving us such a wonderful review. We are glad that you feel so strongly about us. Thank you, once again, for your kind words.

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