Software Engineer II

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 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.

Position Summary

This position is for Engineer II in the BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) engineering team. APM is a key security offering in BIG-IP and is a revenue bringing product. The engineer will collaborate with software architects and other technical leads to design software and interfaces for our next generation APM product.

We are looking for talented software engineers with a track record of accomplishment in the design, implementation and maintenance of major software features.  Appropriate candidates should also have a knack for delving into complex systems and delivering rapid solutions to challenging problems.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, development and testing of new features for BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM)
• Work with architects and leads and participate in design discussions
• Actively participate in interviewing and hiring software engineers and interns. 
• Act as a mentor for interns and junior members of the team.
• Improve processes, tooling, and engineering standards.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good understanding basic networking concepts and network security.
• Knowledge of  programming languages such as C/C++, Go and Python.
• Knowledge of Identity protocols such as  SAML/OAuth/LDAP.
• Knowledge of software engineering methodologies and practices for full software development process.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or other technical degree; or equivalent 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 accommodations@f5.com.