Embedded Platform Software Developer – Real-Time OS

Ciena; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

401K

ESPP

EAP

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Ciena in Alpharetta, GA seeks highly motivated new graduates to contribute to platform software powering its optical networking systems. You will build reliable, high-performance embedded software enabling scalable, secure global communications in a collaborative engineering environment.

The role emphasizes real-time embedded development with C/C++ in Linux environments, RTOS interaction, and cross-team design across software layers.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Bachelor's in CS/CE/EE with 2026 graduation.
• Experience applying C and C++ in academic/project software development.
• Embedded systems development with RTOS and multi-threaded execution.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and OO design.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and debug high-performance software for real-time embedded systems in optical networking platforms.
• Collaborate with hardware, QA, and system engineering to define software requirements and interfaces.
• Develop and maintain software components across OS, drivers, control plane, and data plane.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex software issues in multi-threaded and distributed environments.
• Apply industry trends to embedded systems and networking challenges.

Skills

C

C++

Embedded systems

Linux scripting

Multi-threaded programming

Software debugging

Education

Master's degree in CS/CE/EE or Bachelor's in related field

Tools

RTOS

Git

Build tools

Job description

Ciena in Alpharetta, GA seeks highly motivated new graduates to contribute to platform software powering its optical networking systems. You will build reliable, high-performance embedded software enabling scalable, secure global communications in a collaborative engineering environment.

The role emphasizes real-time embedded development with C/C++ in Linux environments, RTOS interaction, and cross-team design across software layers.