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Updated 11 Dec 2024

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C Developer Interview Questions

user image akhil

posted on 2 Oct 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), Delhi and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Aptitude questions and c programming questions and some basics

2

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Recursion concepts
  • Q2. Bit Manipulation
  • Q3. Project questions were asked
3

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Palindrome DSA questions
  • Q2. Tree related basic questions
Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Sort an unsorted array without inbuilt methods

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C Developer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 7 Oct 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Delhi College of Engineering (DCE), Delhi and was interviewed in Sep 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Coding Test Round

It was a pen /papper test

2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. Tell me about yourself
  • Q2. Explain your projects

Waveserver Software Dev Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Sep 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Aug 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions about projects and resume walkthrough
2

Group Discussion Round

1 hour combination of technical and non technical. last 15mins were technical without clear structure of how long I would have for each question

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Ciena Waveserver Software Dev interview:
  • C
  • C++

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Software Designer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 Feb 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Jan 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions like Linux memory model
  • Q2. U-boot handoff to Linux kernel
  • Q3. Semaphore vs Mutex
2

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself after 5/10 years

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Software Engineer-P1 Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Oct 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to domain
2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Question related to data structures
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Experience and role fitment

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Jul 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Jan 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

C++ concepts and coding questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Ciena Software Engineer interview:
  • C++
  • Aptitude
  • Networking

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 31 Oct 2023

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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2

Technical Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. C, Python, C++ or Java language
  • Q2. Network such TCP/IP

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Ciena Software Engineer interview:
  • network
  • C
  • Python
Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare C/C++, Python and networks such as TCP/IP
Interview experience
2
 Poor
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

3 Interview Rounds

1

Resume Shortlist Round

Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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2

Coding Test Round

Mid level coding test

3

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. DSA question like array linked list
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Apr 2023.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Basic apti question asked 45 quest in 60 min

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Oops, Multithreading, C++ and DSA
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic intro and company talks

Ciena Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Ciena interview?
Ciena interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Ciena interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and HR.
How to prepare for Ciena interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Ciena. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Ciena expect are Python, Networking, Linux, Java and Software Development.
What are the top questions asked in Ciena interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Ciena interview -

  1. Given a list of numbers in an array ,traverse the array in a way so as to jump ...read more
  2. ex1 ) dict = {'abab' , 'aba', 'xyz', 'xyx'} pattern {'aba'} output {'aba' , 'xy...read more
  3. 1.what is bgp confederation?what are bgp state machines?what is NSSA in ospf?ho...read more
How long is the Ciena interview process?

The duration of Ciena interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Interview Process at Ciena

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Interview experience

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Referral
Company Website
Campus Placement
32%
24%
16%
12%
16% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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