Does Ciena pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Ciena employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Ciena. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Ciena?

81% of Ciena employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Ciena 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ciena?

Software Engineer (195) , Senior Software Engineer (93) , Embedded Software Engineer (52) , Lead Engineer (33) , Senior Manager (33) , Intern (32) , Software Developer (32) , Network Engineer (31) , Project Manager (29) , Hardware Engineer (27) , Software Engineer 2B (27) , Software Engineer II (24) , Director (23) , Systems Engineer (22) , Engineer (21)

What are the pros of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and pension contribution." ((in 169 reviews)); "People are great and easy to get along with." ((in 162 reviews)); "Great Culture and Minds" ((in 145 reviews)); "Policy and work culture are good" ((in 86 reviews)); "Not great but good pay" ((in 78 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ciena according to real employee reviews?

"Many of the managers have not been trained and do poor to fair jobs managing effectively" ((in 41 reviews)); "No career growth" ((in 20 reviews)); "Upper Management is indecisive and very secretive about the moves they make" ((in 10 reviews)); "Currently hiring remote workers due to pandemic but once that shifts back to being present in an office, you will see firsthand the lack of diversity." ((in 6 reviews)); "Strong favoritism." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Ciena redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Ciena redundancy and their outlook for job security at Ciena in 2026.

Ciena Reviews

4.1

81% would recommend to a friend

(2,288 total reviews)

Gary B. Smith

85% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (2,288 reviews)

Ciena has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,288 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Ciena employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

5.0

22 Oct 2024

Good place to learn

Network engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good benefits Supervisor and colleagues are very helpful, learning is encouraged

Cons

Pay a bit lower than expected

5.0

17 Mar 2024

Great place to work

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits and company culture.

Cons

horrible middle management and dumb managers

Ciena Response

2y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're extremely proud of our culture and are happy you experienced it. However, we are sorry to hear that your comment on management is not ideal and would like to do better. If you'd like to continue this conversation, please get in touch at cienafeedback@ciena.com.

5.0

27 Nov 2023

Working at Ciena

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Flexible environment and good people

Cons

Workloads can be intense at times.

Ciena Response

2y

Thanks for taking the time to write a review - it's great to read your comments. If you want to continue this conversation and help us find even more ways to do better, please send an email to cienafeedback@ciena.com.

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