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      Senior Software QA Engineer Interview

      2 Jan 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

      Other Senior Software QA Engineer interview reviews for Ciena

      Senior Software QA Engineer Interview

      3 Jul 2012
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Jose, CA
      Declined offer
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Ciena

      Interview

      Fair and friendly process. You would get a pre-screening phone call, and if invited to face2face interview, be ready for panel and 1-on-1 interviews. It took a while to wrap-up the offer process, but it turns out well at the end.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Know your craft and be ready to answer fundamentals and "use case scenarios" type of questions.
      Answer question
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Ciena (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2012

      Interview

      I contacted the recruiter via LinkedIn and got an interview call. I first had a phone interview with the hiring manager and then was called over for a 1:1 interview. The on-site interview consisted of 6 rounds and one of it was through video conferencing and the other was a group interview with 5 people. The interview was very technical with questions mostly about various L2/L3 protocols. I was expected to know the packet format for almost all protocols. A lot of questions on QoS and how it can be tested. A lot of questions on iTest automation tool. Some basic testing questions like how will you come up with a test plan, how will file a defect, most difficult/complicated issue that you've found etc. The entire team was very friendly and the work culture was great. Would have loved to join them.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe the packet format for PBB, PB, IPv6, IPv4, Ethernet along with the size of each field
      1 Answer
      6