Is Ciena a good company to work for as a Embedded Software Engineer?

Embedded Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer Jobs at Ciena now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Embedded Software Engineer interview questions at Ciena .

Does Ciena pay Embedded Software Engineer employees well?

Embedded Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer 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 165 reviews)); "People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 161 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 148 reviews)); "Great Work Culture and Co" ((in 83 reviews)); "All teams have been a great group of people and ran like a well oiled machine." ((in 78 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 43 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 19 reviews)); "too much politics (dirty games) involved within the teams and between different teams." ((in 8 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 Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer employees have rated Ciena with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Embedded Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Ciena is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Embedded Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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51 reviews

5.0

Nov 17, 2022

Great Place to work

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Work life balance Amazing people Great facilities like free lunch, wellness reimbursement, covid reimbursement

Cons

No stocks as part of salary

5.0

Oct 4, 2022

Overall a nice company to work with

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee friendly company. People are really nice and helpful. Knowledge team. Appreciate wfh culture

Cons

None as of now. Wish it offices opens fully.

5.0

Sep 6, 2022

Good working environment

Embedded software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice working environment, provide very good opportunity to learn and excel

Cons

Sometimes work life balance gets disturbed

Ciena Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're happy to hear you are being given great personal and professional growth opportunities. 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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