Senior Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Ciena with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 64.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Engineer roles take an average of 1 day to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Ciena overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Ciena as a Senior Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Ciena (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Mar 2014
Interview
Rounds Details
1. Telephonic
2. Technical round by team lead
3. 2nd Technical round by other team lead
4. Technical round by Team Manager
5. Round by Director
6. Hr Round
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (Ottawa, ON) in Nov 2015
Interview
Applied on the website then got the phone interview. The phone interview is about the background, the project that I did in the university and the algorithm I used in the project. Most questions are general questions.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Ciena (Bengaluru) in Aug 2013
Interview
Got a call through a consultancy firm. Interview process was very streamlined, 1 technical interview with stress on designing, basics and previous projects, 1 managerial/technical round asking mainly on telecom domain and A HR round with yummy breakfast.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Not such... mainly in Java/J2EE and design patterns.