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This position is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of key product components. Designs, codes, tests and delivers new/modified functionality. Perform as an individual contributor and collaborate with peers under the direction of technical leads on assigned project teams. Requires little direct management to complete the majority of development tasks.
Key Differentiators
- Emerging leadership role. Serves as de facto lead in small group interaction.
- Can design and implement new functionality in multiple feature areas, while developing subject matter expertise in at least one.
- Requires little direct management to complete the majority of development tasks.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design and implement major components of products
- Research, investigate and define new areas of technology to enhance existing products or new product directions
- Evaluate performance of products; tune, re-evaluate the design and implementation of current source code
- Document software designs via functional specifications and other design documents
- Conduct presentations internal and external
- May participate in hiring and onboarding process
- Collaborate with team members and technical leads
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Solid knowledge and experience with networking and routing protocols, Kubernetes and cloud based deployment
- 3+ years programming experience preferably in a software language (C, Python) that supports F5 product line
- 3+ years product development experience in embedded operating systems
- Excellent analytic / trouble-shooting and debugging skills
- Successfully manage ambiguity in work.
- Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications
- Able to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment
- Demonstrates emerging leadership qualities. Serves as de facto lead in small group interaction.
- Can design and implement new functionality in multiple feature areas, while developing subject matter expertise in at least one.
Qualifications:
Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience..
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].
Skills Required
- Solid knowledge and experience with networking and routing protocols
- Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-based deployment
- 3+ years programming experience in C or Python
- 3+ years product development experience in embedded operating systems
- Minimum of 5 years related experience (Bachelor's) or 3 years with Master's or equivalent
- Excellent analytic, troubleshooting and debugging skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to collaborate and perform in a fast-paced, high-performance environment
- Demonstrated emerging leadership; able to serve as de facto lead in small groups
F5 Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about F5 and has not been reviewed or approved by F5.
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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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