Ciena Software Engineer interview experience

In the first interview, they asked technical questions with a practical angle around automation and virtualization topics, and I had to describe how I approached those kinds of problems. The second round shifted gears and became more about how I worked day to day.

In that managerial conversation, I was asked to share my current work process, which felt like it was meant to validate how I’d operate inside their team, not just what I knew. The overall tone stayed straightforward, and it didn’t feel overly adversarial. By the end, it felt like the main challenge was clearly communicating my