Software Intern (Fall 2024)

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's passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We're a technology company that leads with our humanity-driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

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Why Ciena?

• We're a company rooted in people-seeking to create a vibrant and inclusive environment, where everyone feels they can belong.

• Accelerate your career path by gaining hands-on experience and exposure to the latest technology. Our interns and graduates work on real projects in real time in world class labs. Be a part of tomorrow's future - today.

• Mentoring. Networking. Leadership Opportunities. We recognize that the learning doesn't stop when you leave school - we champion a team environment for development and provide the tools to achieve success.

• We are big proponents of life-work integration. Our people make a big difference at Ciena, but we want to shine light on their differences outside of working hours too. CienaCares supports non-profit causes important to employees by matching employee financial contributions and dedicating time for volunteering.

How You Will Contribute:

As a Wavelogic modem control software development intern, you will push the boundaries of what is possible in optical network solutions. You will work alongside experienced professionals to ensure the reliability and performance of projects that play critical roles in our network solutions and help build upon our innovative technology. You will also challenge yourself and others by bringing enthusiasm and fresh ideas to new challenges and leading by example.

In this role, you will..

• Develop understanding and expertise in next-gen network solutions using optical transport and switching technologies like OTN, Ethernet etc.

• Develop embedded software skills to design, develop, validate and document advanced networking features and capabilities which are deployed in service provider networks.

• Trouble shoot and fix reported issues with embedded software, identify root cause, diagnose, debug and deliver robust timely fixes.

• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to design, develop and test the next-gen modem technologies.

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• A sense of urgency - what's important to the customer is equally important to you. You make getting things done a priority.

• Integrity - you hold yourself to the highest level of personal and professional standards of conduct.

• A commitment to innovation - you continually seek to learn, understand new technologies and ever-changing market conditions, and endeavour to apply that knowledge to Ciena's advantage.

• You embrace change - thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations.

• The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a broader team.

The Must Haves:

• Working towards completion of Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

• C, C++ programming language experience.

• Good knowledge of embedded systems, drivers, mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, inter-process communication, etc.

• Positive work attitude, highly motivated and an ability to seek out answers with a willingness to learn and work independently.

• Strong verbal and technical writing skills.

• Collaborates well in a team environment.

The Assets:

• Familiarity with datacom & telecom concepts such as DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, TCP/IP

• Low-level Real-Time Software/Firmware Development

• Ability to understand CPU Hardware architectures, Hardware Functional Specifications and Hardware Timing Diagrams

• Linux, VxWorks

• Linux as a software development environment

• Exposure to CLI, TL1, SNMP, NETCONF, REST, gRPC.

• Design and development tools such as: Git, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, GDB, Yocto

• YANG modeling language and toolchains

• Scripting experience, Python, Go, BASH

• Automation and Test

Compensation and Benefits (Students)

The pay range for this position is $26.50-$37.00/hour

Pay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.

In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers students access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation pay as required by applicable laws.

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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.

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