Job Description

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual\xe2\x80\x99s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We\xe2\x80\x99re a technology company that leads with our humanity\xe2\x80\x94driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

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What will you do at Ciena?

The WaveLogic Software Development team is looking for a candidate with broad experience building Software development platforms to join our team of embedded software development professionals. Together, we will build the platforms that support convergence of the WaveLogic Photonics, OTN and Ethernet packet layers of the global network.

Responsibilities

• As a member of a larger team, the candidate will participate in the software development life cycle, from development through delivery to the end customers.
• Candidate will work with the larger team to create a evaluation software development kit that will enable customers to develop their products using Ciena components. This involves:

• Support in defining platform customer requirements.
• Development of HAL layer drivers in an embedded environment
• API development and testing
• Develop User Documentation
• GUI development and testing

• Candidate will support the implementation of cross-platform software and services. This software may span multi-core embedded CPUs, SOCs, 10/100/1000BT Ethernet PHYs, FPGAs, and optics.
• Employ your expertise in Bare Metal development, Linux Kernel, the TCP/IP stack, Forwarding Tables, IP Filters, VLANs, and memory management.
• Design, code and support drivers, diagnostics and/or applications written in C/C++, Bash and Python.

• Debug system defects, throughput and performance.

General Activities

• Development of common operating system elements from and to other product families within Ciena.
• Supporting other designers to troubleshoot hardware, software and system defects and performance issues.
• Documentation and production of the artifacts of the software development process.
• Participate in defect resolution and backlog defect reduction.
• Develop scripts, test utilities, and other development aids to improve designer efficiency.

Collaboration with stakeholders

• Consult with engineers, architects, and other professional and technical personnel.
• Work with product verification and test teams to resolve problems
• Interaction with colleagues on large scale software releases

Experience

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
• Embedded C, C++ programming language
• Hands on experience with Board support Package (BSP) development, Linux kernel drivers and user space drivers
• Experience with SPI, UART, I2C, MDIO driver development and testing
• Experience with BSP, Security, and board bring-up
• Fundamentals of structured programming and design concepts
• Interest and aptitude for software development is a must
• Enthusiasm and a willingness to learn

One or more skills in the following areas would be an asset:

• Real time operating systems concepts
• Understanding of Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS)
• Ability to understand CPU Hardware architectures, Hardware Functional Specifications and Hardware Timing Diagrams
• Exposure to software development tools such as Agile or Waterfall
• Familiarity with optical such as DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, OSI Model, TCP/IP, MPLS

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.

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