Good for people who have some experience in telecom industry....Certainly not good for freshers or people from other in. - Software Engineer Ciena Employee Review

3.0
Jul 11, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Facilities provided by the company to an individual employee are good Infrastructure is also good.

Cons

Lot of legacy code.. Challenging work is given to some specific people only.Others have just side work. Documentation is not encouraged for their products and code as well.

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5.0
Jul 17, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Great people who work well together across company silos. Good pay, especially with stock performing well.

Cons

Extremely low attrition (~2% annually) leaves a workforce that is very experienced at Ciena. Unfortunately, this means high resistance to change and low awareness of industry best practices. Low attrition also leads to minimal opportunities for job growth.

3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, good environment

Cons

Pay is not competitive, very less stock options.

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