Ciena·Software Engineer

Ciena Software Engineer interview experience

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Linthicum Heights, MDPosted Mar 2009 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

A recruiter reached out to me about a software engineering opening, collected my CV and cover letter, and then went quiet for a couple of weeks.

Eventually I got a call back from the recruiter and was asked to come in for an in-person interview.

That day was pretty relaxed. I ended up doing a mix of one-on-one and one-on-two meetings, and the questions mainly revolved around my work history. It felt more like they were walking through what I’d done and using that as a way to learn what the job would require. I remember having plenty of chances to ask questions and get a feel for the role itself.

What surprised me most was how light it felt—there weren’t behavioral questions at all, just conversations grounded in my background and

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