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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 35 Ciena Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.0
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.9
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
3.9
Work Setting
4.1
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Software Engineer

"Good team to work with, good environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Firmware Engineer

"Interesting and rewarding work but don't expect management commitment."

What do you like about working at Ciena?

"The opportunity work with bleeding edge technologies and great co-workers"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stand firm and ensure you get the rewards package you want up front. Don't fall for the promise of future promotions and pay increases because they probably won't happen. Be ready to move on in a couple of years."

What don't you like about working at Ciena?

"Self serving executive management that shows little commitment to the workforce, lack of career opportunity and poor rewards and recognition"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to place more priority on the workforce ensuring that employee effort is appropriately rewarded."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Associate Systems Engineer

What do you like about working at Ciena?

"It was a dream job and my first job which has lived up to the expectations"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Go with a positive attitude and try to make you stand firm"

What don't you like about working at Ciena?

"Certain time the pressure gets to you working long hours"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better hikes in salary with bonuses and a better know how of the persons in the orgainization"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Principal Engineer

"Agressive, fast-paced, and challenging"

What do you like about working at Ciena?

"I like the vision and strategy of the company as well as the people."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be enthusiastic and ready to learn and show some technical proficiency."

What don't you like about working at Ciena?

"Limited opportunity for advancement as well as slow decision making."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Have reviews of middle management by their groups so that it's fair."

Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Fiberoptic Prototype Lab Manager

What do you like about working at Ciena?

"I was always learning new things to help develope new technologies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Make sure to tell all of your achievments. Even the ones done on your personel time."

What don't you like about working at Ciena?

"I had reached my career limit and did not have a chance for advancement."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue to teach and challenge your employees so that the job doesn't get stale"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Engineering Manager
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.2 / 5
Company Culture 3.1 / 5 Way You Work 3.8 / 5
Senior Systems Test Technician
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Senior Director
Person You Work For 4.8 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.6 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.6 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Systems Tester
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4.4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Manager
Person You Work For 4.4 / 5 People You Work With 4.5 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.6 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.8 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Lead Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4.9 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.1 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Technician

"Great place to work at."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Software Engineer
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3.2 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.4 / 5
Company Culture 2.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.1 / 5
Configuration Manager
Person You Work For 3.7 / 5 People You Work With 3.9 / 5 Work Setting 3.1 / 5
Support You Get 3.2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Senior Accounts Receivable Analyst
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Ciena Reviews FAQs

Is Ciena a good company to work for?

Ciena has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 35 Ciena Review Ratings left anonymously by Ciena employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 89% of employees would recommend working at Ciena.

Does Ciena pay their employees well?

Ciena employees earn $84,500 annually on average, or $41 per hour, which is 28% higher than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 16 Ciena employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Ciena Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Ciena?

89% of employees would recommend working at Ciena with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Ciena 4.0 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.9 for Rewards You Receive, 3.1 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Ciena?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Ciena is a SME at $210,000 annually. Browse Ciena Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Ciena?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Ciena is a Electronic Assembler at $22,000 annually. Browse Ciena Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Ciena?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Ciena to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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