Job Description

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one - your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified below and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Embedded Software Engineer

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Ciena's Packet Optical Transport Software portfolio of Layer 1, Layer 2, Layer3, Segment Routing and MPLS packet networking products provide carrier-grade packet networking services and aggregation tiers of the network.

The Packet Optical Transport Platform software group is seeking an engineer with some experience in designing and developing embedded telecommunications software. Focus would be on developing real time embedded software in C/C++ on the Linux and VxWorks Operating Systems. The desired candidate should have strong software engineering skills, and preferably some experience with telecommunication technologies such as OTN, Ethernet, IP, and/or MPLS.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop embedded C/C++ software on Ciena's 6500 family of optical switches, including improvements to existing software, and development of new features
• Participate in all stages of software development, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, test, maintenance, and documentation
• Troubleshoot software issues and work with software and system engineers to identify root cause.

Required Skills

• Strong fundamental embedded operating system concepts
• Some experience debugging complex system/platform issues such as crashes and traps, memory leaks/tramplers, issues with inter-process communication, CPU hogs etc.
• Familiarity with some or all of the following - OTN, Packet networking, MPLS, Routing, Switching
• Independent self-starter and committed to delivering against deadlines
• Comfortable in a team environment with ability to work with little supervision
• Must be a fast learner with good debugging skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Required Experience:

• Experience with developing C/C++ application software in Linux environment
• Good understanding of embedded OS concepts
• Passionate about embedded software development (dependent on level)
• Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent degree.

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