Embedded Linux Software Developer

2 months ago


Ottawa, Canada Ciena Corporation Full time
h3>Embedded Software Developer Co-op (4-16 months, January 2025)

Apply locations Ottawa time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R026076

Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.

How You Will Contribute:

We design, implement, and maintain real-time embedded platform and application software for several of Ciena’s flagship products. Functional areas in our scope range from low level bit flipping drivers to high level software state machines for interfacing with external applications:

  • Linux and VxWorks kernels and base software components
  • Drivers for proprietary and 3rd party ASICs, FPGAs, and other hardware components.
  • Hardware/software interface to provide bridging of various abstraction layers.
  • System applications such as traffic/equipment protection, performance monitoring, etc.
  • Software Development Kits that abstract the underlying low-level software and hardware to facilitate platform application developments and integration.

The Must Haves:

  • Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master's degree in computer or electrical engineering, computer science, or similar disciplines
  • Experience with C or C++

Assets:

  • Developing software for embedded systems or telecom products
  • Understanding of CPU hardware architectures, hardware functional specifications, hardware timing diagrams, device data sheets
  • Understanding of real-time operating systems and embedded systems
  • Software development tools such as git, BitBucket, Gerrit, Jira, etc.
  • Unit test frameworks such as Google Test, JUnit, Robot, PyTest, and the like
  • Debuggers and tools (e.g., gdb), especially for troubleshooting embedded systems in user space and kernel space
  • High-level programming and scripting languages such as Java, Python, Perl, Tcl, bash
  • YANG modeling language and toolchains
  • Software development methodologies such as Agile or Waterfall
  • Familiarity with datacom and telecom concepts such as DWDM, SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet, OSI Model, TCP/IP, MPLS

The pay range for this position is $24.p>

In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers students access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation pay as required by applicable laws.



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