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Ciena
4.4
based on 400 Reviews
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Company Summary
Ciena is a networking systems, services, and software company.
Overall Rating
4.4/5
based on 400 reviews
49% above
industry average
Highly rated for
Company Culture, Work-Life Balance, Salary & Benefits
Work Policy
Hybrid
53% employees reported
Monday to Friday
92% employees reported
Flexible timing
91% employees reported
No travel
82% employees reported
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Top Employees Benefits
Office cab/shuttle
42 employees reported
Cafeteria
41 employees reported
Free meal
40 employees reported
Health insurance
38 employees reported
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About Ciena
Founded in1992 (32 yrs old)
India Employee Count1k-5k
Global Employee Count10k-50k
India HeadquartersGurgaon/Gurugram, Haryana, India
Office Locations
Websiteciena.com
Primary Industry
Other Industries
Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is a networking systems, services, and software company. We provide solutions that help our customers create the Adaptive Network™ in response to the constantly changing demands of their end-users. By delivering best-in-class networking technology through high-touch consultative relationships, we build the world’s most agile networks with automation, openness, and scale. Ciena India started operations in 2005 in Gurgaon and has grown to 1750+ employees, 3lac+ sq. ft. R&D space, and 200+ patents – making us a formidable force for providing state-of-the-art solutions for current and future technologies. Now we are celebrating 15 years of Ciena in India and we are proud to have been the main catalyst for India's leading telecom operators – solving complex network problems, customized solutions to their needs, and always ahead of the prevailing technologies.
Mission: We're driven by a relentless pursuit of network innovation for the purpose of enabling our customers to adapt, within ever-changing environments to deliver richer experiences for their businesses and end-users.
Vision: The Adaptive Network is Ciena's vision to empower network providers of all kinds to realize greater network agility, optimization, and real-time insight than ever thought possible. It is both the vision and the reality we offer our customers. As with any true vision, it references an ideal state which we'll forever be striving to maximize. But it also describes a reality we're able to help our customers start achieving today–regardless of where they stand in their journey toward network modernization.
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Ciena Subsidiaries
Centina Systems
3.4
• 4 reviews
Packet Design
1.0
• 1 review
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Ciena Ratings
based on 400 reviews
Overall Rating
4.4/5
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Category Ratings
4.4
Company Culture
4.4
Work-Life Balance
4.3
Salary & Benefits
4.1
Work Satisfaction
4.0
Skill Development
3.9
Job Security
3.8
Promotions/Appraisal
Ciena is rated 4.4 out of 5 stars on AmbitionBox, based on 400 company reviews. This rating reflects a generally positive employee experience, indicating satisfaction with the company’s work culture, benefits, and career growth opportunities. AmbitionBox gathers authentic employee reviews and ratings, making it a trusted platform for job seekers and employees in India.
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Gender Based Ratings at Ciena
based on 380 reviews
4.7
Rated by 78 Women
Rated 4.6 for Work-Life Balance and 4.6 for Company Culture
4.4
Rated by 302 Men
Rated 4.4 for Company Culture and 4.4 for Work-Life Balance
Work Policy at Ciena
based on 37 reviews in last 6 months
Hybrid
53%
Permanent work from home
33%
Work from office
14%
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Overall Rating | 4.4/5 based on 400 reviews | 4.2/5 based on 1.7k reviews | 4.2/5 based on 395 reviews | 4.0/5 based on 65 reviews |
Highly Rated for | Company culture Work-Life balance Salary & Benefits | Work-Life balance Company culture Skill development | Company culture Work-Life balance Salary & Benefits | Work-Life balance Company culture Salary & Benefits |
Critically Rated for | No critically rated category | No critically rated category | No critically rated category | No critically rated category |
Primary Work Policy | Hybrid 53% employees reported | Hybrid 81% employees reported | Hybrid 92% employees reported | Hybrid 85% employees reported |
Rating by Women Employees | 4.7 Excellent rated by 78 women | 4.1 Good rated by 323 women | 4.2 Good rated by 93 women | 4.1 Good rated by 6 women |
Rating by Men Employees | 4.4 Good rated by 302 men | 4.2 Good rated by 1.2k men | 4.1 Good rated by 276 men | 4.0 Good rated by 54 men |
Job Security | 3.9 Good | 3.6 Good | 3.7 Good | 3.5 Good |
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Ciena Salaries
4.3
rated by 400 employees for salariesSoftware Engineer
(177 salaries)
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₹10.8 L/yr - ₹41.3 L/yr
Software Engineer2
(164 salaries)
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₹12 L/yr - ₹38 L/yr
Senior Software Engineer
(130 salaries)
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₹10.6 L/yr - ₹32.5 L/yr
Module Lead
(81 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr
Senior Associate
(63 salaries)
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₹8.5 L/yr - ₹24.3 L/yr
Software Developer
(62 salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
Software Engineer III
(60 salaries)
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₹20.2 L/yr - ₹49 L/yr
Embedded Software Engineer
(60 salaries)
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₹10.4 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr
Lead Engineer
(49 salaries)
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₹18 L/yr - ₹41.5 L/yr
Senior Analyst
(48 salaries)
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₹15 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr
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Interview Process at Ciena
based on 13 interviews in last 1 year
Interview Experience
4.1
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
91%
Hard
9%
People are getting interviews through
based on 25 Ciena interviews
Job Portal
32%
Referral
24%
Company Website
16%
Campus Placement
12%
*16% candidates got the interview through other sources
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