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      Ciena

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      What is the salary like at Ciena?

      Ciena reviews

      Happy to work here

      Internship
      Current intern
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good culture, decent pay, HR is responsive

      Cons

      Not much to be completely honest

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      Ciena Response
      now
      Thank you for this positive feedback. It's great to read what you have to say. If you want to add anything else please contact us at cienafeedback@ciena.com.

      Very good

      Intern
      Former intern
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good culture, good pay and good events

      Cons

      The work could sometimes be not the most interesting

      Great place to work

      Qa lead - automation engineer
      Current employee
      Gurgaon, Haryana
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      All pros and no cons Good learning, salary is good, perks are great

      Cons

      Nothing I could see over the years

      Great place to work

      Intern
      Former intern
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great management, lots of other interns and events, decent pay, growth focused company

      Cons

      No real cons, mostly pros

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      Ciena Response
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      Thank you for this positive feedback. It's great to read what you have to say. If you want to add anything else please contact us at cienafeedback@ciena.com.

      Good work life balance , but quality of work not up to the mark

      Software engineer ii
      Current employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work like balance , and gives decent pay

      Cons

      Quality of work an issue and layoffs

      Good place to work

      Software engineer
      Current employee
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great salary as well as perks and benefits

      Cons

      No cons seem to be there

      Great place

      Software developer co-op
      Former intern
      Ottawa, ON
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great pay, good culture, great intern engagement activities

      Cons

      not many women, not enough desks for interns

      Needs improvement

      Project manager
      Current employee
      Landover Hills, MD
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is good and remote work provides flexibility

      Cons

      Incompetent managers and poor management style

      High pay and good culture at a nice company

      Anonymous intern
      Current intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      nice company, high pay and good culture.

      Cons

      none as of now encountered

      Not an IT company

      Senior ui developer
      Former employee
      Gurgaon, Haryana
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good salary, good colleagues, RSUs, flexible working hours and environment

      Cons

      It is not an IT company, frequent hiring and firing. HR team (apart from recruiters) sucks.