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Ciena Corporation

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General information

Ciena makes optical networking equipment for telecommunications companies. It builds network infrastructure including optical switches, routing platforms and modems that support data speeds up to 800G. Its Blue Planet platform automates network operations and uses machine learning to detect anomalies.

Ciena was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland. In 2025 the company reported 4.77 billion dollars in revenue and employed 9,080 people. Historically, the median salary is ~$141,500. Ciena Corporation is a top-tier H-1B sponsor.1

Website
ciena.com
Headquarters
Hanover, United States
Industry
Technology
Category
Software
Employees
7,000
Visa sponsor
Yes

Hiring activity

149Open jobs
+86Added in 30 days
−91Closed in 30 days
4 daysHow long jobs stay open

New jobs added per week2

View these weekly figures as a table
Week beginningNew listings
September 7, 202618
September 14, 202627
September 21, 202626
September 28, 202624
October 5, 202618
October 12, 202612
October 19, 202616
October 26, 2026 (in progress)16

Open jobs

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Pay

What does Ciena Corporation actually pay? Based on previous and active job listings with specified pay ranges, the median annual pay is $135,050. Note that 61% of jobs don't list any pay information, so figures may be skewed towards cities like NYC, where pay disclosure is mandated for each posting.4

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket

Share of salaried jobs in each pay bracket
BracketJobs
Under $100k20 jobs (19%)
$100k to $150k50 jobs (49%)
$150k to $200k24 jobs (23%)
$200k and up9 jobs (9%)

Plus 30 hourly jobs at $21 to $37.5 an hour.

Posted ranges on jobs open now4

GCN Principal Sales, Cloud & Ai Components$281,200 – $449,200
Optoelectronic IC Package Design Director$235,600 – $376,400
Account Manager$232,500 – $371,500
$63k$449k
Senior Director, Customer Engagement Information Technology Partner$190,200 – $300,200
Director of Procurement Operations$175,900 – $280,900
Senior Manager, Layout Design$171,200 – $273,400
Director, Product Line Management – Waveserver PLM Team$166,000 – $265,200
Director, Advanced Network Planning$154,000 – $246,000
Global Process Owner - Sales and Operations Planning$169,400 – $240,000
Signal Integrity/Power Integrity (SI/PI) Design Engineer$148,600 – $237,400
Principal Digital Verification Engineer$147,100 – $234,900
Principal Digital Verification Engineer$147,100 – $234,900
Director of Carrier Managed Service Portfolio and Offer Development – Americas, EMEA$141,700 – $226,300
Optical AI Product Line Manager$138,900 – $221,900
Transmitter (Tx) SerDes Design Lead - 224G/448G$138,000 – $220,400
Principal Analog Layout Engineer$138,000 – $220,400
Transmitter (Tx) SerDes Design Lead — 224G/448G$138,000 – $220,400
Routing and Switching Product Line Manager$137,800 – $220,200
Senior Optical Engineer$133,100 – $212,500
Digital Verification Engineer Prime (FEC)$133,100 – $212,500
Senior Fiber Coupling Engineer$133,100 – $212,500
Senior Designer$133,100 – $212,500
Principal/Team Lead, Digital Verification Engineer (FEC)$133,100 – $212,500
Sr. QA Engineer - IP Routing$127,100 – $203,000
Principal SerDes System/DSP Design Engineer$126,100 – $201,500
Global Commodity Manager - Semiconductor$123,400 – $197,000
Senior Embedded Software Engineer, RLS$93,600 – $193,400
Consultant, Systems Solutions Architecture$159,744 – $193,200
Senior PCB Layout Engineer$120,000 – $191,600
IT Project / Program Manager$119,400 – $190,700
Optical System Architect$117,800 – $188,200
Technical Solutions Engineer – Data Center PON$115,500 – $184,500
Consultant/Specialist, Partner Enablement$115,500 – $184,500
Network Solutions Engineer - Onsite at Vandenberg Space Force Base$114,600 – $183,000
Product Line Manager – Intelligent IP/Optical Controller$114,100 – $182,300
Routing and Switching Product Line Manager, IP Network Innovation and Modernization$114,100 – $182,300
Optical Systems Product Line Manager$114,100 – $182,300
Product Line Manager$114,100 – $182,300
Senior Analog Designer$114,000 – $182,000
Senior Analog Layout Engineer$114,000 – $182,000
Senior Analog RF Design Engineer$114,000 – $182,000
Senior Analog Design Engineer$114,000 – $182,000
Senior Manager – Facilities & Real Estate$110,000 – $175,600
Legal Project Manager$109,700 – $175,300
Senior ASIC Verification Engineer, onsite Kanata$109,000 – $174,000
Senior ASIC Design Engineer - Client IP$109,000 – $174,000
Senior Analog & Mixed-Signal Modelling Architect$109,000 – $174,000
Coherent Plug NPI Program Manager$109,000 – $174,000
Senior DSP Engineer$109,000 – $174,000
SVT/PV Engineer Routing/IP 2$104,700 – $167,300
Consultant, Forensic Accountant / Financial Analytics$104,000 – $166,100
Senior FPGA Verification Engineer$103,700 – $165,700
Senior Hardware Engineer, Power Design, onsite Kanata$77,500 – $164,500
Senior Analog Hardware Design Engineer, onsite Kanata$77,500 – $164,500
Senior Hardware Design Engineer$101,800 – $162,600
Product Marketing Advisor, Interconnects Portfolio$101,100 – $161,500
Specialist, Global Technical Support$149,136 – $160,900
Senior Hardware Engineer$99,800 – $159,400
Global Commodity Manager - Optics$97,300 – $155,300
Senior Level Field Service Technician$96,900 – $154,700
Field Services Project Manager$96,900 – $154,700
Advisor, Competitive Intelligence – Inside-the-Data-Center Technologies$96,300 – $153,800
Network Solutions Engineer, On-site: Scott Air Force Base, IL$95,500 – $152,500
Network Solutions Engineer, On-site: Schriever Space Force Base, CO$95,500 – $152,500
FPGA Verification Engineer$94,700 – $151,300
Optical Design Engineer$94,100 – $150,300
Senior Optical Engineer$94,100 – $150,300
Senior Optical System Designer$94,100 – $150,300
Enterprise Integration Developer$94,099 – $147,600
NPI Test Engineer$91,800 – $146,600
Lead Solution Architect (Anaplan)$91,000 – $145,400
Quality Engineer$90,900 – $145,100
Mixed Signal Design Engineer$90,600 – $144,800
Hardware Systems Architect (Optical Networking)$89,400 – $142,800
Senior Financial & Data Analyst (FinOps) - Hanover, Maryland$89,300 – $142,700
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer$88,700 – $141,700
Thermal Design Engineer$88,700 – $141,700
Ingénieur optique/Optical Engineer$84,700 – $135,300
CAD PCB Layout Designer$83,800 – $133,800
Customer Engagement Manager$82,300 – $131,500
Senior Executive Assistant to Ciena’s Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer$80,700 – $128,900
Digital Verification Engineer - New Grad$79,300 – $126,700
Application Support Engineer, Service Reliability Engineering$78,500 – $125,500
R&D Optical Product Ramp Engineer$74,200 – $118,400
Hardware Engineer, Power Design, onsite Kanata$74,200 – $118,400
Senior Analyst , AI Operations & Governance$73,900 – $118,100
ASIC Development Methodology and Automation - New Grad$70,700 – $112,900
Analog and Mixed-Signal Modelling Architect (Masters or PhD New Grad)$70,700 – $112,900
ASIC Synthesis and STA Engineer - New Grad$70,700 – $112,900
Software Engineer (Security) - New Grad$69,900 – $111,700
Platform Software Developer - 2026 New Grads$69,900 – $111,700
Service Operations Evolution Project Manager$69,300 – $110,700
Software Governance Specialist$69,300 – $110,700
Wavelogic Software Development - New Grad$68,800 – $109,800
Embedded Software Developer (New Grad)$68,800 – $109,800
Embedded Software Engineer - New Grad$68,800 – $109,800
Embedded Software Developer - New Grad$68,800 – $109,800
Ingénieur de tests optiques - Optical Components Test Engineer$66,800 – $106,800
Accountant - Maryland Office Based$63,900 – $102,100
SVT/PV Engineer 1 - New Grad$62,700 – $100,100

Hourly jobs

WaveLogic Software Intern (Summer 2027)$27 – $38 an hour
WaveLogic Software Intern Spring 2027$27 – $38 an hour
Verification Engineer Intern (Spring 2027)$27 – $38 an hour
Software Engineer (Security) - Intern (Winter 2027)$27 – $38 an hour
THW Client Co-op (January 2027 - Rochester, NY)$27 – $38 an hour
THW Client Co-op$27 – $38 an hour
ASIC Engineer Intern$26 – $35 an hour
Mechanical Design Co-op (8 Months, September 2026)$26 – $35 an hour
AI Engineer Intern (Winter 2027)$26 – $35 an hour
Quality Assurance Routing & Switching Intern (Winter 2027)$26 – $35 an hour
WaveLogic Software - Intern (Fall 2026)$25 – $35 an hour
Software Developer in Test Automation Intern$26 – $35 an hour
Software Developer Intern - Fall 2026$25 – $35 an hour
Software Developer Intern - Winter 2027$26 – $35 an hour
Software Engineering, Optical Transport and IP Networking Intern$26 – $35 an hour
Wavelogic Modem HW Engineering Intern/Co-op (Winter 2027 - 4 month)$26 – $35 an hour
Wavelogic Embedded Software Developer Intern (Winter 2027)$26 – $35 an hour
Electronic Reliability Engineer Co-op (Winter 2027)$25 – $35 an hour
Hardware (PCBA) Design and Verification Intern (Winter 2027 - 4 months)$26 – $35 an hour
Hardware Design Co-Op (Winter 2027 - 4 Months)$26 – $35 an hour
Intern - Software Developer Technician$26 – $35 an hour
WaveLogic Systems Design Architecture Intern (8-12 months)$25 – $34 an hour
Development Engine Infrastructure DevOps Co-op (Fall 2026 - 4-12 months)$25 – $34 an hour
MCP Applications Co-op UI or BE Co-op (Fall 2026, 8+ months)$25 – $34 an hour
Product Verification Engineer Intern (12 months)$25 – $34 an hour

Visa sponsorship

Does Ciena Corporation sponsor visas? Using USCIS data, we've collected the number of H-1Bs granted from 2021 to 2023 as well as the number of petitions they've requested so far this year. Ciena Corporation is a top employer for applicants who require sponsorship. Currently, they have 28 jobs certified for sponsorship in 2026, at a median pay of $161,113.5

Visa petitions approved each year (USCIS)5

H1B petitions approved, by fiscal year (USCIS)
Fiscal yearApproved
FY202129
FY202234
FY20239

Based on public USCIS and Department of Labor records. Past filings do not guarantee future sponsorship. Browse all H1B sponsors →

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Common questions

Is Ciena Corporation hiring now?

Yes. There are 149 open jobs, with 86 added in the last 30 days. They close fast though, often within 4 days, so don't wait.

Does Ciena Corporation sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Government records show 28 jobs certified for FY2026, at a median pay of $161,113.

How much does Ciena Corporation pay?

Posted pay runs $62,700 to $449,200 a year, and the median is $135,050. We only show pay the company printed itself, never estimates.

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Notes & sources

878 daily listing observations, Jun 21 to Oct 28 windowRechecked daily, last October 28, 2026
  1. 1. Company description. Written by InterviewOS from Ciena Corporation's public materials and press coverage; facts are checked against the sources below.
  2. 2. Weekly counts. A count is the number of listings the pipeline saw for the first time in that week. Weeks begin Monday; the onboarding week is excluded from the scale and every average.
  3. 3. Live counts. Deduplicated live listings observed daily on Ciena Corporation's own hiring system; last check October 28, 2026. Stale and syndicated posts on aggregator sites are not counted.
  4. 4. Posted pay. Ranges extracted from the text of Ciena Corporation's own listings; a range appears only when the employer printed one. Extraction is still rolling out, so this table can lag the board.
  5. 5. Federal visa records. USCIS H1B Employer Data Hub and US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files, matched to this company by name.

Sources
ciena.com
USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
US Department of Labor LCA disclosure files
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