New Grad Software Engineer - UK

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

Your role

Ciena is seeking early in career Software Engineers to join our engineering team and help drive the development of the newly acquired Vyatta Network Operating System (NOS), in order to support our customers in developing and deploying their virtualized networks. New hires will have an assigned Mentor and will be offered extensive learning opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Develop embedded software on the Vyatta NOS, which is a modified Debian Linux operating system
• Participate in all stages of software development
• Requirements analysis, architect and high-level design, implementation and testing
• Solve software issues, provide customer and verification support
• Design and develop unit tests and test-automation suites
• Engage with Product Owners and System Architects to evolve software applications adopting new features and technologies without compromising performance
• Influence the software architecture, improve resiliency, debuggability and maintainability

What technical experience and/or professional and personal skills are required for this role?

• Excellent analytical, problem solving and programming skills (C, C++, Python)
• Excellent communication and technical documentation skills
• Excellent organization skills to manage time, resources, and priorities
• Familiarity with Linux development environment
• Ideal candidate will have hands-on experience or be familiar with the following:
• Knowledge of network routers/switches or routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, etc.)
• Experience in open-source software development
• Experience with automated test frameworks such as Jenkins
• Experience with design and development tools such as Atlassian (Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira), Eclipse, GDB, etc.
• Independent self-starter and capable of effectively managing priorities to achieve business objectives
• Comfortable in a team environment while still taking accountability and working independently as needed
• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent degree

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