Software Engineer Systems 1 - New Grad

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Why Ciena:

• We are big proponents of life-work integration and provide the flexibility and tools to make it a reality with remote work and potentially, part-time work.
• We believe an inclusive, diverse and barrier-free work environment makes for empowered and committed employees.
• We recognize the importance of well-being and offer programs and benefits to support and sustain the mental and physical health of our employees and their families and offer a variety of paid family leave programs.
• We are committed to employee development, offering tuition reimbursement and a variety of in-house learning and mentorship opportunities.
• We know that financial security is important. We offer competitive salaries and incentive programs, RSU’s (job level specific) and an employee share option purchase program.
• We realize time away to recharge is non-negotiable.  We offer flexible paid time off!
• Great work deserves recognition. We have a robust recognition program, with ongoing and enhanced awards for exemplary performance.

How You Will Contribute:

Ciena's customers run many of the largest telecommunication networks in the world connecting hundreds of millions of users. The Liquid Spectrum (LQS) team invents software applications and algorithms which empower owner operators to understand the state of their networks, plan for the future and recognize opportunities for improving network performance.

As a member of the LQS team you will collaborate with teams throughout the organization from optical engineering to software development infrastructure to architecture. You will help advance our workflows to further formalize connecting that varied expertise to create our world class products and play a pivotal role in defining these products and their evolution.

• You will develop a strong technical understanding of the Ciena’s modem technologies and photonic line systems and the optical performance of those in the context of metro, long haul and submarine deployment
• You will develop, document and evaluate photonic performance optimization algorithms and product workflows
• You will develop and understanding of how to provision and operate Ciena’s modems and photonic line system
• You will work with software designers in the team to design various LQS components and participate to development activities in all stages of product life cycle. This includes prototyping ideas, documenting, developing, testing, builds & automations and customer support.
• You will help translate design into development tasks, estimate those tasks and execute those tasks
• You will define test plans for the products and participate in the execution, the verification of the results and the automation of those tests. This includes software component testing but also lab testing

What Does Ciena Expect of You?

• Customer First Mentality – what’s important to the customer is also important to you.
• Initiative – You’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
• Creative thinking – you’re keen to understand technology and see opportunities to compartmentalize higher level requirements into design tasks.
• Agility – you are readily able to manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and maintain a balanced and methodical approach to problem solving.

• Communication expertise –can tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and agreement.
• Leadership – you exceed in collaborating with and leading multidisciplinary teams.
• The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
• A commitment to learning – you keep abreast of photonic and telecommunication industry developments and thought-leaders.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics (or Applied Physics) or equivalent
• Fundamentals of programming, data structure, algorithms and design patterns
• Experience developing software in Python
• Strong commitment to product excellence and quality
• Good Communication skills with strong analytical abilities
• Excellent team worker with strong interpersonal skills

Assets:

• Knowledge of fiber optics communication
• Distributed systems design patterns
• Experience developing software in C

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