Ciena·Software Engineer

Ciena Software Engineer interview experience

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Ottawa, ONPosted Oct 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a short phone conversation where the interviewer introduced what the company did and what skills they were looking for.

I didn’t prepare the way I should’ve because I assumed it would mainly be a discussion of my resume and experience. Once the questions turned to basic C language definitions, I realized quickly that my recall wasn’t as sharp as I thought, even though I knew some of the material.

Later, the process shifted into more structured technical checkpoints. I ended up doing a Codility-style screen with multiple-choice questions, plus an Angular program and some database table structure and Java program MCQs. That was followed by a basic in-person technical conversation and then a deeper technical

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