Job Description

As the global leader in high-speed connectivity, Ciena is committed to a people-first approach. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a flexible work environment that empowers individual growth, well-being, and belonging. We're a technology company that leads with our humanity--driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.
Must knowledge or experience:
Exp: 0 to 2 years
Bachelors/Masters Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Proficient in languages such as Python/Java/GoLang
Knowledge of micro-services and container-based technologies (e.g., Docker)
Knowledge of automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerised applications tools like Kubernetes(k8s).
Knowledge of distributed, highly-available, horizontally scalable systems running at large scale
Interest and ability to quickly learn and ramp-up on new languages and technologies
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Highly desirable knowledge or experience:
Knowledge of Gen AI basics.
Database technology including Neo4j, graph database, etc.
Good knowledge of OS and software security
Cloud environment (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, OpenStack, etc.)
Excellent understanding of code versioning tools(git)
Distributed platforms and stream processing using Kafka or similar systems
What will you do at Ciena?
We are looking for highly motivated and talented software engineers to join Blue Planet platform team, responsible for building performant, reliable, and maintainable platform services, and tools in a large, polyglot, distributed environment.
Responsibilities
Develop micro-services and tools including PostgreSQL database that provide common support for scalable and highly available software system
Develop DevOps tools to automate deploying micro-services on platform and K8S.
Work closely with design teams to support their use of the platform to deliver complete solutions to customers
Participate in all phases of an agile development cycle - plan, design, implement, review, test, deploy, document, and training
Troubleshoot and resolve customer issues
Strive to make continuous improvement
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