WaveLogic Software Developer - New Grad

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

How You Will Contribute:

As a modem control software developer, you will push the boundaries of what is possible in optical network solutions. You will work alongside experienced professionals to ensure the reliability and performance of projects that play critical roles in our network solutions and help build upon our innovative technology. You will also challenge yourself and others by bringing enthusiasm and fresh ideas to new challenges and leading by example.

In this role, you will..

• Develop understanding and expertise in next-gen network solutions using optical transport and switching technologies like OTN, Ethernet etc.
• Develop embedded software skills to design, develop, validate and document advanced networking features and capabilities which are deployed in service provider networks.
• Trouble shoot and fix reported issues with embedded software, Identify root cause, diagnose, debug and deliver robust timely fixes.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to design, develop and test the next-gen modem technologies.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• A sense of urgency – what’s important to the customer is equally important to you.  You make getting things done a priority.
• Integrity – you hold yourself to the highest level of personal and professional standards of conduct.
• A commitment to innovation – you continually seek to learn, understand new technologies and ever-changing market conditions, and endeavour to apply that knowledge to Ciena’s advantage.
• You embrace change – thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.
• The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a broader team.

The Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering
• C, C++ programming language experience
• Good knowledge of embedded systems, device drivers, Linux Operating System knowledge, mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, inter-process communication, etc.
• Positive work attitude, highly motivated and an ability to seek out answers with a willingness to learn and work independently.
• Strong verbal and technical writing skills.
• Collaborates well in a team environment 

The Assets:

• Familiarity with datacom & telecom concepts such as DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, TCP/IP.
• Low-level Real-Time Software/Firmware Development.
• Ability to understand CPU Hardware architectures, Hardware Functional Specifications and Hardware Timing Diagrams.
• Linux, Zephyr OS knowledge.
• Linux as a software development environment.
• Exposure to CLI, TL1, SNMP, NETCONF, REST, gRPC.
• Design and development tools such as: Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, GDB, Yocto
• YANG modeling language and toolchains
• Scripting experience, Python, Go, BASH
• Automation and Test

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