Ciena Software Developer interview questions
Updated 26 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 13%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 8%RecruiterRecruiter
- 8%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 4%OtherOther
- 4%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 2%In personIn person
Interview search
63 interviews
Ciena interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Ciena with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 8 days to get hired, when considering 21 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 Developer according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 40%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 3%
Background check: 3%
Other: 3%
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