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The work spans embedded software components and system applications, from low-level drivers to high-level software state machines that interface with external applications.\nHow you will make an impact:\nDesign, implement, and maintain Linux and VxWorks kernels and base software components.\nDevelop drivers for proprietary and 3rd party ASICs, FPGAs, and other hardware components.\nBuild hardware/software interfaces that bridge various abstraction layers.\nDevelop fault and alarm subsystems to detect, report, and maintain defects and manage their hysteresis and co-relations.\nDevelop system applications such as traffic/equipment protection and performance monitoring.\nDevelop SDKs that abstract the underlying low-level software and hardware to facilitate platform application development and integration.\nThe must haves:\nEducation: Actively enrolled in a bachelor’s or master's degree in computer or electrical engineering, computer science, or similar disciplines,\nExperience with C or C++\nNice to haves:\nDeveloping software for embedded systems or telecom products\nUnderstanding of CPU hardware architectures, hardware functional specifications, hardware timing diagrams, device data sheets\nUnderstanding of real-time operating systems and embedded systems\nSoftware development tools such as git, BitBucket, Gerrit, Jira, etc.\nUnit test frameworks such as Google Test, JUnit, Robot, PyTest, and the like\nDebuggers and tools (e.g., gdb), especially for troubleshooting embedded systems in user space and kernel space\nHigh-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\nPay Range:\nThe pay range for this position is $25.00 - $34.00 per hour.\nPay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. 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