Mgr, Software Development Engineering

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled Engineering Manager to lead the development team within our XC WAAP (Web Application and API Protection) group. In this role, you will manage a team of 4-6 talented Software Engineers, providing technical direction and mentoring to achieve successful end-to-end (E2E) feature delivery and support. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, architects, and stakeholders to design, develop, and deliver solutions for F5’s cutting-edge XC WAAP product. This is an exciting opportunity for a technically strong and hands-on leader who thrives on innovation and teamwork.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

• Manage and mentor a team of Software Engineers, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Provide technical guidance, including architectural design, code reviews, and best practices to ensure high-quality output.

Technical Delivery

• Drive innovation and deliver high-quality solutions for XC WAAP products on schedule in a monthly release cycle.
• Define high-level architecture and detailed designs based on product management requirements and customer needs.
• Act as a hands-on leader by contributing to coding, design, and team development when necessary.

Customer-Centric Focus

• Support customer cases and drive resolutions by partnering with internal teams like support, sales, and product.
• Ensure product updates and designs resonate with customer needs and maintain high satisfaction levels.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with architects, product managers, and other engineering leaders to fulfill feature requirements, address technical challenges, and drive business outcomes.
• Lead effective integration efforts across cross-functional, global teams and adapt to working flexible hours for international collaboration.

Building for Innovation

• Encourage your team to adopt a learner mindset, take risks, and innovate to solve ambiguous and complex problems.
• Be a key driver in fostering a culture of curiosity, adaptability, and ownership.

Desired Skills & Experience

Technical Leadership

• Proven technical leadership experience in software development or engineering services.
• Hands-on experience in architecting, coding, and driving technical decisions, particularly in backend distributed technologies like REST, microservices, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Expertise in Golang, C, or C++ is required. Experience with modern software architectures and secure coding practices is a plus.

Agility & Collaboration

• Deep experience working in an Agile environment with short release cycles.
• Proficient in communication across local and global teams, with an ability to simplify complex technical ideas for non-technical stakeholders.

Customer Support & Ownership

• Experience supporting customer cases, resolving challenges, and ensuring successful product adoption.

Effective Management

• Skilled at managing and scaling high-performance teams, creating alignment among stakeholders, and guiding team members’ career growth.
• Strong ability to balance immediate problem-solving with long-term strategic thinking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of software development experience, including hands-on coding and architecture.
• Strong critical reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a focus on pragmatism and customer impact.

About F5

F5 provides solutions for building, securing, and scaling applications across clouds, networks, and data centers. At F5, we value diversity, innovation, and a collaborative environment where every team member has the opportunity to make a real impact. Our XC WAAP product represents the forefront of application and API security, developing sophisticated tools to protect modern digital ecosystems.

Why Join Us?

• Be a part of an industry leader in the tech space, offering endless opportunities for growth and development.
• Work on meaningful projects that directly address customer needs and provide real business value.
• Collaborate with world-class engineers, leaders, and innovators across the globe.
• Enjoy a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive workplace focused on teamwork and shared success.
• #LI-SS5
• #LI-Hybrid

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.

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].