💼 Full-Time Position

Senior Engineer for Linux Build Engineering

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Ciena Corporation
📍 ottawa, on, Canada
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Location
ottawa, Canada
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Posted
June 19, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Advance your expertise with Ciena as a Senior Engineer dedicated to Linux build engineering. Focus on optimizing build systems and enhancing software development processes in an innovative setting.
Ciena is seeking a seasoned engineer to improve the reliability and security of the SAOS10.x networking operating system. Your role involves developing Bitbake recipes and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to enhance engineering velocity. You will be instrumental in integrating open-source tooling and ensuring build compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead build infrastructure evolution for SAOS10.x
• Develop Bitbake recipes for a large software stack
• Guide teams on distribution engineering practices
• Resolve complex build issues in CI/CD environments
• Implement secure and reproducible build systems
Requirements:
• 10+ years building Linux distributions
• Background in custom Linux distributions
• Programming experience in Go, Rust, C/C++, Python, or Bash
• F...