Ciena Software Engineer interview experience

The test felt centered on practical Python, especially file handling, and it also had questions that pushed me toward automation-style thinking. I hadn’t recently refreshed my Python, so I struggled more than I expected and didn’t move forward.

What stood out was how the rest of the technical flow was described to me: after Python, the next technical round would cover fundamentals tied to optical communications. I felt the company’s expectations were pretty clear, but because I wasn’t sharp on Python going in, my performance didn’t match what the process wanted. I left with the sense that