Waveserver Software Developer Co-op (Winter 2026)

As a Waveserver Software Developer Co-op at Ciena, you will contribute to projects that play critical roles in our network solutions, craft, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software, and collaborate with multi-functional teams.

Requirements

• Working towards a degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
• Proven track record in software development
• Demonstrated ability to develop with one or more of the following programming languages - C, C++ or Python
• Experience working with Linux-based developer tools and debugging environment such as GNU, GCC, GDB, Insight
• Knowledge of development tools such as Git, JIRA, Yocto, Docker, Bitbucket
• Familiarity with CI frameworks such as Jenkins, Grafana, Kubernetes

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Vacation pay as required by applicable laws