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Ciena Systems Engineer interview questions

Updated Feb 5, 2022

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2 interviews

Systems Engineer Interview

Feb 5, 2022

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied in-person. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Ciena (Hong Kong) in Feb 2018

Interview

HR interview and follow up with some interviews with the regional leaders. It could take a few weeks to complete the whole interview process. After all regional interview, HR will come back for compensation discussions.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What is your Best practice of simulation ? the focus is about how you simulate a network in a real environment

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Systems Engineer Interview

Aug 14, 2019

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Ciena (Gurgaon, Haryana) in Mar 2015

Interview

2 rounds for technical and 1 for HR. You would be called for face to face if shortlisted by HR team and then it may be telephonic based on availablity.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Optical network technology

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