Ciena Salaries by 2900+ Employees (Updated 2025)

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Software Engineer 1 - 8 years exp. (182 salaries)	Unlock ₹8.8 L/yr - ₹34 L/yr
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Software Engineer2 4 - 9 years exp. (164 salaries)	Unlock ₹12.6 L/yr - ₹38 L/yr
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Senior Software Engineer 4 - 10 years exp. (129 salaries)	Unlock ₹12 L/yr - ₹32.5 L/yr
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Module Lead 5 - 12 years exp. (77 salaries)	Unlock ₹13 L/yr - ₹38.6 L/yr
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Embedded Software Engineer 1 - 10 years exp. (65 salaries)	Unlock ₹10.4 L/yr - ₹40 L/yr
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Senior Associate 5 - 11 years exp. (58 salaries)	Unlock ₹8.5 L/yr - ₹22.3 L/yr
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Software Engineer III 8 - 13 years exp. (56 salaries)	Unlock ₹20 L/yr - ₹50.1 L/yr
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Software Developer 0 - 7 years exp. (55 salaries)	Unlock ₹9 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
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Senior Analyst 7 - 11 years exp. (50 salaries)	Unlock ₹15 L/yr - ₹33 L/yr
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Lead Engineer 8 - 15 years exp. (44 salaries)	Unlock ₹18 L/yr - ₹41.5 L/yr
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Senior Software Developer 5 - 10 years exp. (43 salaries)	Unlock ₹11.3 L/yr - ₹37.1 L/yr
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Technical Lead 9 - 15 years exp. (37 salaries)	Unlock ₹20.7 L/yr - ₹45 L/yr
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Network Engineer 1 - 10 years exp. (35 salaries)	Unlock ₹3 L/yr - ₹12.7 L/yr
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NOC Engineer 2 - 10 years exp. (35 salaries)	Unlock ₹3.6 L/yr - ₹10 L/yr
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SVT PV Engineer 0 - 10 years exp. (28 salaries)	Unlock ₹8.8 L/yr - ₹22 L/yr
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Senior Engineer 3 - 10 years exp. (24 salaries)	Unlock ₹7.5 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr
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Software Engineer 1B 2 - 4 years exp. (24 salaries)	Unlock ₹12.5 L/yr - ₹18.3 L/yr
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Senior Test Engineer 3 - 11 years exp. (22 salaries)	Unlock ₹10 L/yr - ₹28 L/yr
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Senior SVT Engineer 2 - 11 years exp. (18 salaries)	Unlock ₹11.9 L/yr - ₹26.4 L/yr
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Lead Software Engineer 7 - 14 years exp. (18 salaries)	Unlock ₹23 L/yr - ₹44 L/yr
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4.2

Rated by 358 employees for salary & benefits

Technical Lead in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

3.0

• posted on 13 Sep 2024

4.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Employee can choose between hybrid and remote work culture Seniors are helpful Manager understand the issues faced by employee and take corrective measures Free food.

Salary - Good

+4 more

Dislikes

... really hard to get those in real Working on little old technologies which other competitors have already implemented many years back Bonus and hike are almost same between an average and good working employee

Senior Software Engineer in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 11 Mar 2022

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Work culture is very decent, work life balance is good, compensation is good in market, avoiding processes which are disliked generally like daily timesheet, too much approvals, etc.

Salary - Excellent

+6 more

Dislikes

There is hardly anything to dislike in Ciena but if I have to add then international traveling option is less.

Software Engineer (working remotely)

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

4.0

• posted on 14 Apr 2023

5.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

Ciena is a great place to work, explore and make connections and overall grow in the IT industry. For the past year or so I've been part of Ciena, the best part I've felt is that its a company a person can settle and give years especially later in their career. The culture is very employee centric and there are many verticals to work and contribute. They are very flexible wit the timings and the managers and colleagues are very supportive. I am working as a remote employee and their remote program is one of the very best in the industry. Also there is very less micro-management in the company which is refreshing as people contribute and work on their hours they are comfortable with.

Salary - Excellent

+3 more

Dislikes

...rojects with very less development and the work at some times not much exciting. Also their is a lot of salary variation among people with same experience or job title.

Job security - Poor

Senior Data Scientist (working remotely)

Full Time

Data Science & Analytics Department

1.0

• posted on 18 May 2023

3.0

for Salary and Benefits

Likes

The Salary is good

Dislikes

Absolutely No Job Security. They will hire you and they will fire you within a year and give reasons for market economics. They will not directly do that, they will force you to resign and will force you to serve a notice period as well.

Skill development - Bad

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Associate Software Engineer (working remotely)

Full Time

Engineering - Software & QA Department

5.0

• posted on 09 Mar 2023

5.0

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Ciena is the best place to work with great work life balance, supportive work culture and competitive pay. I feel blessed to get to work on cutting edge technologies and collaborate with great leaders.

Salary - Excellent

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I am happy to work with Ciena and everyday is a new learning. It's almost been more than 2 years and I like everything about this company.

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How much does Ciena pay per year?

The average Ciena salary ranges from approximately ₹3 Lakhs to ₹4.3 Lakhs per year for a Project Engineer and ₹65 Lakhs to ₹75 Lakhs per year for a Senior Engineering Manager. Salary estimates are based on 3k Ciena salaries received from various employees of Ciena. Ciena employees rate the overall salary and benefits package 4.2/5 stars.

What is the highest salary in Ciena?

The highest-paying job at Ciena is a Senior Engineering Manager with a salary of ₹65 Lakhs to ₹75 Lakhs per year. The top 10% of employees earn more than ₹35.79 lakhs per year. The top 1% earn more than a whopping ₹70.20 lakhs per year.

What is the minimum salary in Ciena?

Minimum salary at Ciena depends on the role you are applying for. For Senior Associate the minimum salary is ₹8.5 Lakhs to ₹22.3 Lakhs per year, and for Software Developer the minimum salary is ₹9 Lakhs to ₹28 Lakhs per year and so on.

What is the salary package for freshers in Ciena?

The average salary at Ciena for freshers is ₹11.5 Lakhs per year for Fpga Design Engineer.

What is the notice period at Ciena?

According to AmbitionBox, 51% of the Ciena employees reported a notice period of 3 Months, 22% reported a notice period of 2 Months and the remaining reported other notice period durations. This is based on 1.4k responses on AmbitionBox in last 2 years.