Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design embedded software in C running on Linux to configure ASIC and hardware components
• Implement software to manage hardware resources and meet data path requirements for transport and switching applications
• Collaborate with local and remote engineering teams to plan, estimate, and track development activities
• Contribute across the product development lifecycle including definition, design, planning, implementation, and testing
• Review product requirements and customer use cases to inform software design decisions
• Prototype and evaluate alternative solutions on target hardware platforms
• Deliver functional specifications and technical design documentation for embedded software architectures

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 2+ years of experience in an embedded software development role within a networking or telecommunications environment
• Proficiency in C or C++
• Experience with BSP development, security features, and board bring-up
• Experience developing Linux kernel drivers and user space drivers
• Knowledge of embedded systems concepts including Linux operating systems, mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, and inter-process communication
• Background in datacom and telecom concepts such as DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, and TCP/IP
• Proficiency debugging using tools such as GDB and Valgrind
• Strong verbal and technical writing skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing embedded systems using microservice architecture on real-time operating systems
• Ability to interpret CPU hardware architectures, hardware functional specifications, and hardware timing diagrams
• Exposure to CLI, TL1, SNMP, NETCONF, REST, and gRPC
• Experience with development tools including Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, and Yocto
• Knowledge of YANG modeling language and related toolchains
• Scripting experience using Python, Go, or Bash

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(K) participation with company matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time

About the Company

Ciena is a global leader in high-speed connectivity, committed to a people-first approach. We are a technology company that leads with our humanity, driving business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.