Job Description

Since 1992, Ciena has been driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation. We believe in a network that grows smarter, more agile, and more responsive every day. This means that when you digitally interact in your world - picking up the phone, streaming video, texting a friend or loved one - your interactions are being enabled by Ciena technologies. Ciena makes your social / entertainment / business existence REAL.

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified below and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

• What will you do at Ciena?

Within Ciena's Converged Packet Optical family of products we are looking for a candidate with broad Linux and middleware experience to join our team of embedded software development professionals. Together, we will build the platforms that support convergence of the WaveLogic Photonics and IP packet layers of the global network.

• Responsibilities

• Implement cross-platform base and middleware software and services. This software will span multi-core embedded CPUs, SOCs, packet processors, L2/L3 switch ASICs, Ethernet PHYs, FPGAs, and optics.
• Employ your expertise in the Linux Kernel, Docket containers, TCP/IP stack, Forwarding Tables, IP Filters, VLANs, and memory management to develop new networking products.
• Work closely with advanced hardware devices including multi-core embedded CPUs, packet processors, FPGAs, L2/L3 switch ASICs and Gigabit/10 Gigabit Ethernet PHYs and optics.
• Implementation and extend services, utilities and applications that are common to all platforms to support specific product requirements
• Participating in all stages of software development - requirements analysis, design and prototyping, implementation, testing, and eventually maintenance support.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software, as well as performance issues. Work with hardware, software, verification and system engineering teams to identify root causes for issues.
• Help to investigate and collect information to resolve process, design and field issues found on current or previous designs.
• Identifying software performance improvements through test driven development, automated unit testing, and comprehensive integration testing.
• Engage with Product Owners and System Architects to evolve and invigorate the platform, such that it can continue to adopt and support new features and technologies.
• Influence the software architecture, in order to improve resiliency, debuggability and maintainability.

Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5-15 years of experience in an embedded software design role.
• Broad experience in multiple aspects of embedded Linux.
• Knowledge of the physical design and architecture of embedded Linux systems.
• General Broadcom Ethernet switching experience: Forwarding Tables, Filters, Ingress Field Processor, MAC, PHY, Autoneg.
• Broad experience in multiple aspects of embedded Linux including docker containers
• Knowledge of the physical design and architecture of embedded Linux systems.
• In-depth experience with the Linux kernel, device drivers, Universal I/O, Kernel Modules.
• In-depth experience with Linux memory management and page allocation.
• Practical experience with core dump analysis and profiling tools.
• Comfortable in a lab environment and able to integrate software onto custom hardware.
• Ability to build and install a custom GNU Toolchain.
• Familiarity with the Linux build-process.
• Working knowledge of Virtualization Technology, desktop simulation.
• Software development expertise, particularly large-scale embedded software development in C/C++ and Object oriented design.
• Expertise in highly concurrent systems (good knowledge of mutual exclusion, synchronization, interrupt handling, inter-process communication, scheduling, resource management, user/kernel space interactions, etc.)
• Shell Programming in bash, Perl and Python.
• Knowledge around VPP (Vector Packet Processing)
• Familiarity with PCI/PCIe enumeration.
• Strong problem solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and perform fault isolation and usage of source code debug tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills to present ideas and coordinate troubleshooting.
• Excellent organization skills to manage time, resources and priorities.
• Independent self-starter and committed to delivering on aggressive deadlines.
• Comfortable in a team environment while still taking accountability and working independently as needed.

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.

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