Photonics Software Developer Co-op (January 2025) - 8-12 months

Photonics Software Developer Co-op (January 2025) - 8-12 months 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. The Opportunity: 8 month work term (preferred): January – August 2025 4 month work term: January – April 2025 12 month work term: January – December 2025 How You Will Contribute: You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining automated test cases which play a key role in ensuring the quality of optical networks using the RLS platform. You will participate in the full software development lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams, designers, produce verification and release management teams. You will participate in group design discussions to discuss solutions to problems, or ideas for feature enhancements. You will work in an agile development environment, producing high quality deliverables in rapid development cycles. You will identify software performance improvements through test driven development, automated unit testing, and comprehensive integration testing. What Does Ciena Expect of You? A sense of urgency – what’s important to the customer is equally important to you. You make getting things done a priority. Integrity – you hold yourself to the highest level of personal and professional standards of conduct. A commitment to innovation – you continually seek to learn, understand new technologies and ever-changing market conditions, and endeavour to apply that knowledge to Ciena’s advantage. You embrace change – thriving in a diverse environment of ever-changing priorities and sometimes stressful situations. The flexibility to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a broader team. The Must Haves: Working towards completion of a bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer engineering, software engineering, or computer science. Foundational knowledge of C/C++ programming. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Enthusiastic, self-motivated, team player, problem solver and ability to multi-task. Assets: Experience developing software for embedded systems or telecommunications products. Design and development tools such as Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, GDB. Unit test frameworks such as Google Test. YANG modeling language and toolchains. Compensation and Benefits The pay range for this position is $24.50-33.00/hr CAD. In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers students access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation pay as required by applicable laws. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr