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Job Description
Achieve your ideal career at the forefront of innovation with Ciena. We know the importance of life outside of work, which is why our employees enjoy flexible paid time off and the freedom of working remotely. Ciena empowers our teams with competitive salaries and incentives, community volunteer programs, professional development resources, and support for our mental and physical health—all experienced within a diverse and inclusive culture. To put it simply, we’re a technology company driven by our humanity.
How You Will Contribute:
As an experienced Embedded Software Developer on the WaveLogic Software team, you’ll play a key role in the software development lifecycle, building platforms that support convergence of the WaveLogic Photonics, OTN and Ethernet packet layers of the global network.
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You will work with a broader team of engineers, architects and other professional and technical personnel to create an evaluation software development kit that will enable customers to develop their products using Ciena components. You will be accountable for defining platform requirements, developing HAL layer drivers in an embedded environment, supporting API development and testing and crafting end user documentation.
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You will support the implementation of cross-platform software and services, spanning multi-core embedded CPUs, SOCs, 10/100/1000BT Ethernet PHYs, FPGAs, and optics.
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You will use your expertise in Bare Metal development, Linux Kernel, the TCP/IP stack, Forwarding Tables, IP Filters, VLANs, and memory management to develop software APIs and tools to enable a positive user experience.
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You will design, code and support drivers, diagnostics and/or applications written in C/C++, Bash and Python and debug system defects, throughput and performance.
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You will develop common operating system elements from and to other product families within Ciena and support other designers to troubleshoot hardware, software and system defects and performance issues.
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You will create documentation and production of the artifacts of the software development process, participate in defect resolution and backlog defect reduction and develop scripts, test utilities, and other development aids to improve designer efficiency.
What Does Ciena Expect of You?
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Initiative – you’re a self-starter who works with limited direction and is committed to delivering against aggressive deadlines.
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Agility – you are readily able to make key decisions and manage competing and ever-changing account priorities and largely driven by the software development lifecycle.
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Communication expertise – you have the ability to influence and tailor your message and ideas to the audience to ensure understanding and consensus.
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The flexibility to work independently and as part of a broader team – you thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment, but are comfortable working independently as required.
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Relationship builder – with a proven ability to influence, you’re able to get work done with and through others.
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A commitment to learning – you keep abreast of the market and competitive developments and are always keen to formulate new ideas and problem solve.
The Must Haves:
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Minimum 5 years of embedded software development experience.
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Minimum Bachelor’s Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
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Hands on experience with Board support Package (BSP) development, Linux kernel drivers and user space drivers.
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Experience with SPI and I2C driver development and testing, security and board bring-up.
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Knowledge of the fundamentals of structured programming and design concepts.
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Demonstrated experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence).
Assets:
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Real time operating systems concept knowledge.
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Understanding of Common Management Interface Specification (CMIS).
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Ability to understand CPU Hardware architectures, Hardware Functional Specifications and Hardware Timing Diagrams.
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Exposure to software development tools such as Agile or Waterfall.
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Familiarity with optical such as 100G/400G Ethernet interfaces, Coherent optical interfaces, DWDM, OTN, Ethernet, OSI Model, TCP/IP, MPLS
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What We Do
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems, services, and software. We build the world’s most adaptive networks to enable our customers to deliver richer, more connected experiences for all users. At our core, Ciena is a company rooted in people. We prioritize deep, collaborative relationships within our teams and alongside our customers, partners, and communities around the world.
For three-plus decades, we’ve brought our humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. We continue to lead the evolution of networking with a strong track record of industry firsts. As end-user expectations skyrocket, our customers and their networks must transform. Ciena powers this transformation by driving next-generation solutions built for maximum openness and agility—today and into the future.
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• Integrity
• Velocity
• Innovation
• Outstanding People
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