Sr Software Development Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain applications using Go and C++, with a focus on scalability and high availability in distributed cloud environments.
• Drive design reviews and collaborate with stakeholders to align technical solutions with product strategy.
• Implement and enhance unit test infrastructure to progressively increase test coverage, ensuring high-quality software that handles boundary and edge-case scenarios
• Develop scalable, enterprise-grade data-plane components and APIs.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following industry best practices and coding standards.
• Take ownership of software components, delivering complete solutions that meet functional, scalability, performance, and maintainability requirements.
• Shape cross-team technical direction and ensure alignment with best practices in scalability, security, and observability
• What You Bring
• Proficiency in C++ and Golang, with a strong track record of contributing to complex software development projects.
• Proven hands-on experience in microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker, Gitlab, CI/CD)
• Strong understanding of OSI layer networking stack, NAT, DHCP, DNS, TCP, IPv4/IPv6
• Good memory and CPU profiling understanding and drives independently optimisation or refactoring the existing code
• Good Linux system concepts like file management, namespace, process management and memory management.
• Excellent analytical and debugging skills with a track record of owning mission-critical systems
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring teams and influencing technical direction

Requirements

• 7+ years of L3/L4/L7 networking, data-path packet processing software engineering experience in cloud-native environments
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry 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

Additional Information

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're looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer with deep experience building and scaling SaaS platforms in distributed cloud. This role requires a hands-on development experience with strong technical knowledge of networking fundamentals, microservice architecture, and deliver complex, distributed systems while working with team members and driving cross-functional alignment. You'll be responsible for design and development of scalable microservices, defining engineering best practices, and helping shape the future of our SaaS platform Data Plane components. This is a highly influential role focused on delivering performant, secure, resilient and reliable solutions that aligns with business objectives.

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