Ciena Software Engineer interview experience

From there, they scheduled a telephonic interview for about an hour. The discussion went through every detail in my resume—my courses, projects, and previous experience—so it felt like a thorough background review.

After the phone screen, I came in for a face-to-face interview that was noticeably relaxed. The conversation had the feel of a normal dialogue, and it stayed closely anchored to the university projects I’d worked on. Instead of pulling me into a stress test, they seemed to want to understand what I’d actually built and learned.

I didn’t get an offer, but it genuinely felt