Question 1

Is Ciena Ottawa a good place to work?

Accepted Answer

Employees in Ottawa have rated Ciena with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 335 anonymous Glassdoor reviews. To compare, worldwide Ciena employees have given a rating of 4.1 out of 5. Search open jobs at Ciena in Ottawa and find out about the interview experience in Ottawa or explore more of the top rated companies in Ottawa.

Question 2

Does Ciena pay well in Ottawa?

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Ciena employees working in Ottawa rate their compensation and benefits with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on anonymously submitted employee reviews on Glassdoor. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating of all Ciena employees. Browse Ciena salaries in Ottawa to find out how much you could get paid.

Question 3

How is the work culture at Ciena in Ottawa?

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Employees in Ottawa have rated Ciena with 4.1 out of 5 for work-life-balance (5% higher than company-wide rating), 4.2 out of 5 for diversity and inclusion (equal to company-wide rating), 4.1 out of 5 for culture and values (2.4% lower than company-wide rating) and 3.7 out of 5 for career opportunities (5.3% lower than company-wide rating).

Question 4

How satisfied are Ciena employees in Ottawa?

Accepted Answer

80% of employees in Ottawa would recommend working at Ciena to a friend, compared to 78% of Ciena employees worldwide. This is based on 335 anonymous reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

Question 5

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ciena?

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Software Engineer (195), Senior Software Engineer (93), Embedded Software Engineer (51), Lead Engineer (33), Senior Manager (33), Intern (32), Software Developer (32), Network Engineer (31), Project Manager (28), Hardware Engineer (27), Software Engineer 2B (27), Software Engineer II (24), Director (23), Systems Engineer (22), Engineer (21)

Question 6

What are the pros of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

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"Benefit is good" ((in 169 reviews)); "People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 165 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 146 reviews)); "Good salaries (I was here on placement and amazed at my salary)." ((in 81 reviews)); "Policy and work culture are good" ((in 81 reviews))

Question 7

What are the cons of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

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"Mass resignation in PH cyber team because of poor management" ((in 67 reviews)); "Many of the managers have not been trained and do poor to fair jobs managing effectively" ((in 42 reviews)); "Recent merger with Cyan(now Blueplanet)expose you to cutting edge technologies but there is no training plan for employees, you are on your own." ((in 22 reviews)); "too much politics (dirty games) involved within the teams and between different teams." ((in 8 reviews)); "Currently hiring remote workers due to pandemic but once that shifts back to being present in an office, you will see firsthand the lack of diversity." ((in 7 reviews))

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