Lead Engineer

1 month ago


Reading, United Kingdom Ciena Full time

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 individualâs passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. Weâre a technology company that leads with our humanityâdriving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

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The Opportunity / What weâre looking for

We believe in the power of people. We are a network strategy and technology company that is motivated by making a difference in peopleâs lives â their productivity, their creativity, their health and comfort. Thatâs why our engineers design and implement technologies that allow people to do great things.

A P3 software engineer will help to drive the development of the Vyatta Network Operating System (NOS) in order to support our customers in developing and deploying their virtualized networks. 

The role / What you will do at Ciena

  • Make independent, creative contributions toward individual or departmental business objectives based on professional and company experience
  • Independently work on whole projects/problems
  • Contribute effectively in cross-functional teams
  • Accomplishes assigned results for projects or for significant phases of larger, complex assignments

Job description / Responsibilities

  • Ability to write quality C code along with automated unit test cases using Python/C
  • Understanding of Linux OS & open source software development
  • Experience with design & development of L2/L3 networking technologies
  • Ability to write quality C code along with automated unit test cases using Python/C
  • In depth understanding of Linux OS & Open Source software development
  • Experience with design & development of L2/L3 networking technologies
  • Experience in software development of Data Forwarding paths (Software, Hardware)
  • Knowledge of network merchant silicon chipsets and whitebox platforms
  • Experience in troubleshooting large-scale deployments
  • Experience in manageability frameworks such as Yang/XML
  • Experience with virtualization technologies such as Intel DPDK, SR-IOV, etc
  • Experience using the Atlassian tool suite, Git, Jenkins

Additional Skills:

  • Self-motivated, strong sense of ownership, good teamwork & collaboration skills
  • Ability to multi-task and work independently with minimal manager guidance
  • Be open to continuous learning and continuous self-improvement
  • Strong communication skills are required

Education / Experience

  • Independently evaluates and selects techniques, procedures, and criteria
  • Uses professional judgement to manage projects or resolve problems
  • Requires MSc in Computer Science (or similar) with 3+ years of related experience, or BSc Computer Science (or similar) with 5+ years of related experience

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At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard.  Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.Ciena is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.
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