Blue Planet Software Engineer
Austin, TX

Job Description

Ciena may well be the most important technology company you've never heard of. The innovations that wow us (driverless cars), and those we now take for granted (the ability to mobile-stream your favorite show) are the products of ingenuity from some brilliant and forward-thinking companies. But those companies rely on Ciena, another vanguard of innovation, to create and advance the underlying networks that bring their breakthroughs to our doorsteps. VR, AI, IOT, 5G … literally none of it would be possible without the mind-boggling technology that makes the internet itself work. For more than 25 years, Ciena has been the global leader in networking strategy, and our technology has been part of the critical infrastructure running within the most advanced companies in the world.

What will you be doing in your role at Ciena?

We are looking for stellar software engineers to work on the team developing the Blue Planet Orchestration platform services and software development kit (SDK). You will:

* Develop new software micro-services, libraries, and features that form the platform supporting service orchestration


* Extend and create SDKs used by developers to author resource adapters, service templates, and lifecycle plans


* Work closely with the Blue Planet solution teams, internal developers, and customers to support their use of the platform to deliver complete solutions to customers


* Participate in all phases of the development cycle - plan, design, implement, review, test, deploy, document, and train



Areas of impact:

You will be working as a Blue Planet software engineer creating an orchestration platform that service providers use to manage service lifecycles and automate operations. Blue Planet is based on a modern software architecture that leverages open-source technologies, model-driven templates and container-based micro-services. Blue Planet facilitates the evolution toward more efficient, modernized network operations and software-defined programmability to accelerate the delivery of on-demand services, reduce costs, and enable a path to increased network autonomy.

Required experience and skills:

* Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or equivalent experience


* Strong understanding of Computer Science fundamentals, algorithms & design patterns


* Development experience - preferably on languages such as Scala / Java / GoLang / Python


* Experience in functional programming languages and concepts


* Interest and ability to quickly learn and ramp-up on new languages, frameworks, and technologies


* Ability to write understandable, reliable and testable code with minimum supervision



Desirable knowledge or experience in (a plus - not mandatory):

* Distributed, Highly-available systems running at large scale


* Distributed platforms and stream processing using Kafka or similar systems


* Cloud environments (e.g., Docker, AWS, Openstack etc.,)


* Asynchronous programming patterns (e.g., Akka framework on Scala, Python frameworks like Twisted and asyncio, Webservices built on Node.js)


* Database technologies including relational, graph, NoSQL (e.g., Galera, Datomic, Neo4J, Cassandra)


* Basic understanding of networking including L2/L3 Switching & Routing


* Fundamentals of SDN and NFV (Network function virtualization)


* LI-CN

Rewarding experience. Meaningful outcomes.

Making a difference in people's lives through design and implementation of leading network technologies. That's what motivates us.

A distinct way to work

Free thinking, free discussion, and collaboration are the norm. Expect more satisfying outcomes - both personal and professional.

Ciena values the diversity of our workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender or age.

Ciena is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific needs / accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to any specific needs / accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

What you can expect from us

* You will receive notification of your successful application
* Successful applicants will be contacted by Talent Acquisition for an initial discussion
* If suitable you will be considered for the short list and our formal interview process