Senior Software Engineer

Requirements

• 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
• Linux as a software development environment
• Exposure to CLI, TL1, SNMP, NETCONF, REST, and gRPC
• Use of development tools including Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, GDB, and Yocto
• YANG modeling language and related toolchains
• Scripting using Python, Go, or Bash
• Pay Range:
• Pay range information for this position, in USD is:
• 85,900.00 - 137,000.00
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• At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.
• Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
• If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.

Benefits

Additional Information

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. Senior Software Engineer, WaveLogic Modem Software Development plays a critical role in delivering next-generation optical transport and switching capabilities at Ciena. This role contributes to embedded software that enables high-performance Layer 1/2 networking across advanced hardware platforms. The work directly impacts product quality, scalability, and customer adoption. How you will make an impact: 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 The must haves: Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering Experience: 2+ years of experience in an embedded software development role within a networking or telecommunications environment, including building applications using C or C++ Application of BSP development, security features, and board bring-up Development of Linux kernel drivers and user space drivers Application 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 Debugging using tools such as GDB and Valgrind Verbal and technical writing skills

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