At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
F5, Inc. seeks Data Scientist III in San Jose, CA:
Job Duties: Work closely with customers to quickly understand their security and network challenges and identify how F5 might be able to help them successfully secure their internet presence. Identify useful data from customers’ web and mobile applications and engineer relevant features for machine learning models. Train and deploy models to predict security and adoption outcomes, based on telemetry and customer-provided data. Maintain models for customer, and update or refresh them as needed. Communicate clearly and effectively with internal teams (sales, customer success, product, engineering, etc.) and with customers on the performance of machine learning models, as well as other data science issues. Provide feedback to internal teams on data science, product, engineering issues and suggest process improvements. Telecommuting is an option. Some travel to F5 offices may be required.
Minimum Requirements: Master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Chemistry, Data Analytics, Statistics, Engineering (any field), or closely related quantitative discipline, and one (1) year of experience in job offered or in any occupation in a related field.
Special Skill Requirements: One (1) year of experience using the following: (1) Python, (2) C, (3) SQL, (4) data analysis, (5) machine learning, (6) deep learning, (7) optimization, (8) interpretability, (9) A/B testing, (10) CNN. Any suitable combination of education, training and experience is acceptable. Telecommuting is an option. Some travel to F5 offices may be required.
Salary: $185,265.00 - $210,706.00 per annum.
Submit a resume with references using the apply button on this posting or by email at: [email protected] at Req.# 23-139704.
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You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [email protected].
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants and an employee stock purchase plan are positioned as meaningful parts of total compensation, with RSUs and a discount ESPP commonly included. Pay packages for many technical roles are considered competitive when equity is taken into account.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation that increases with tenure, sick time, paid holidays, and paid family leave are prominently featured. Additional programs like volunteer time and periodic wellness long weekends are highlighted as part of the time-off ecosystem.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Health plans include travel support for specific care (such as reproductive and gender‑affirming services) and mental health resources, alongside comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage. These elements are presented as part of a broad, inclusive approach to healthcare.
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