Senior Embedded Software Engineer - Linux & Networking

Ciena Corporation; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Pension plan

Job summary

Ciena Corporation in Ottawa is seeking a seasoned embedded software engineer to contribute to the WaveLogic platform. You will develop drivers, diagnostics, and applications for embedded CPUs, SoCs, and optical technologies using C, C++, and Python.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software across product families. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or CS and 6+ years of hands-on embedded development, kernel driver experience, and a passion for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
• 6+ years of embedded C/C++ experience with Linux kernel driver and user-space driver development.
• Experience with BSP, security, and board bring-up.
• Strong fundamentals of structured programming and design concepts.
• Interest and aptitude for software development and learning.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the software development lifecycle from development through customer delivery.
• Implement cross-platform software and services for embedded CPUs, SoCs, Ethernet PHYs, FPGAs, and optical technologies.
• Apply Linux kernel, TCP/IP stack, forwarding table, IP filtering, VLAN, and memory management concepts in software development activities.
• Design, code, and maintain drivers, diagnostics, and applications using C, C++, and Python.
• Debug software defects and analyze system throughput and performance.
• Port common operating system components across product families within Ciena.
• Develop scripts, test utilities, and development tools that improve engineering efficiency.

Skills

Embedded C/C++

Linux kernel driver

User-space driver development

BSP and board bring-up

Networking concepts

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Zephyr RTOS

Ciena hardware platforms

Job description

Ciena Corporation in Ottawa is seeking a seasoned embedded software engineer to contribute to the WaveLogic platform. You will develop drivers, diagnostics, and applications for embedded CPUs, SoCs, and optical technologies using C, C++, and Python.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust software across product families. Applicants should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or CS and 6+ years of hands-on embedded development, kernel driver experience, and a passion for