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This role is ideally based in Ottawa .

Why Ciena?

• We are a company rooted in people —seeking to create a vibrant and inclusive environment , where everyone feels they can belong.
• Accelerate your career path by gaining hands-on experience and exposure to the latest technology. Our interns and graduates work on real projects in real time in world class labs. Be a part of tomorrow’s future – today.
• Mentoring. Networking. Leadership Opportunities . We recognize that the learning doesn’t stop when you leave school - we champion a team environment for development and provide the tools to achieve success.
• We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental & physical health, and financial security, of our employees and their families.

• We are big proponents of life-work integration. Our people make a big difference at Ciena, but we want to shine light on their differences outside of working hours too. Ciena Cares supports non-profit causes important to employees by matching employee financial contributions and dedicating time for volunteering.

What will you do at Ciena as a Software Engineer?

Within Ciena’s Converged Packet Optical family of products, we are looking for newly graduated candidates who will be enthusiast to work on a highly dynamic environment on Ciena’s Agile and Next Generation Programmable Optical Platform.

The Responsibilities:

• Develop embedded software on a next generation optical network platform.
• Participating in all stages of software development - requirements analysis, design and prototyping, implementation, testing, and eventually maintenance support.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software, as well as performance issues. Work with hardware, software, verification and system engineering teams to identify root causes for issues;
• Help to investigate and collect information to resolve process, design and field issues found on current or previous designs;
• Identifying software performance improvements through test driven development, automated unit testing, and comprehensive integration testing;
• Engage with Product Owners and System Architects to evolve software applications adopting new features and technologies without compromising performance
• Influence the software architecture, in order to improve resiliency, debuggability and maintainability.
  

What technical experience and/or professional and personal skills are required for this role?

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent degree
• Software development expertise, particularly large-scale embedded software development in C/C++ and Object-oriented design.
• Capable on delivering on multiple parallel priorities.
• Must be fast learner with excellent debugging skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Familiarity with Linux development environment
• Familiarity with developing software on multi-processor, highly concurrent systems (good knowledge of mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, inter-process communication, etc.)
• Knowledge of control theory, signal processing or optical networking will be a bonus
• Ideal candidate will have hands-on experience and be familiar with the following software / tools:
  • Expertise in C++ & Python programming language
  • Experience with building APIs and services using REST, SOAP, etc.
  • Experience with automated test frameworks such as Jenkins
  • Experience with Scrum/Agile development methodologies.
  • Experience with design and development tools such as Git, Eclipse, JIRA, GDB, Yocto, etc.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and perform fault isolation and usage of source code debug tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills to present ideas and coordinate troubleshooting.
• Excellent organization skills to manage time, resources, and priorities.
• Independent self-starter and committed to delivering on aggressive deadlines.
• Comfortable in a team environment while still taking accountability and working independently as needed.
  

How do you get your chance to join?

Please submit your resume though the application process.