Software Engineer-embeded applicants have rated the interview process at Ciena with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer-embeded roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ciena overall takes an average of 14 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ciena as a Software Engineer-embeded according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON) in Apr 2023
Interview
Very friendly interview process and I had a great experience overall. The questions weren't too technical and they truly seemed like they cared. Would prefer in person interviews but I understand the reasoning for the online format.
two rounds interview, first meeting with the hire manger on the line and then interviewed with team members to answer some technical questions about what I did in precious companies.
I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Ciena
Interview
Starting with a C (language) & Aptitude based pen paper round. We moved on to the interview. Interview was mostly technical discussion. We had only 1 round. Overall it was not just like your typical viva but a fully detailed discussion about a computer
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Question 1
Questions on Bit Manipulaiton. Very detailed discussion about OS, CN. Everything that can be discussed about the computer was discussed.