Ciena Software Engineer interview experience

The early rounds centered on core Java fundamentals and deepening into the basics—enough that it tested whether the interviewer could probe accurately and whether I could handle the core topics under pressure.

My sequence had at least two technical rounds led by technical interviewers, and then a later managerial round that was still heavily technical rather than purely conversational. I remember one part where core Java question-asking felt sloppy, with mistakes showing up during the questioning, which made the whole round feel less smooth than it should have. Still, the overall structure