Software Development Engineering Manager

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.

At F5, we help organizations securely deliver and operate applications in any environment, from data center to cloud to edge. Our eBPF Observability platform enables organizations to confidently transition to cloud-native architectures while maintaining deep operational visibility, automation, and security. We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team building and operating eBPF solution at global scale. 

In this role, you will guide a team of talented engineers responsible for advanced distributed computing architectures, with an emphasis on eBPF-based observability, AI-powered analytics, and next-generation telco solutions, while providing hands-on technical guidance across the full lifecycle from requirements and architecture through development, integration, and operations.

What You’ll Do 

• Lead, mentor, and grow cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.
• Partner with Product Management, Architect, and other engineering teams to define priorities, scope projects, and deliver high-impact features. 
• Champion engineering best practices, including CI/CD, test automation, observability, and operational excellence. 
• Ensure security, scalability, and resilience are core considerations in all deliverables. 
• Support career growth through regular feedback, coaching, and opportunities for skill development. 
• Collaborate with other leaders to improve cross-team processes and ensure smooth integration of services within the broader platform. 
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to long-term technical vision for the Distributed Cloud. 

What You’ll Bring 

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership or engineering management role. 
• Proven success delivering complex, distributed systems in production, ideally in distributed or cloud environments. 
• Strong technical foundation in areas such as BFP/eBPF, Kubernetes, microservices, and networking. 
• Experience with C/C++Go, Python, Java, or similar languages. 
• Ability to work cross-functionally and align technical priorities with business goals. 
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with a passion for growing and empowering engineers. 

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical 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.

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

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].