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 SummaryThis position is responsible for the design, development and maintenance of key internal engineering tools and services. 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.Primary Responsibilities Design and implement major components of internal engineering tools and servicesResearch, investigate and define new areas of technology to enhance existing offerings or new product directionsEvaluate performance of products; tune, re-evaluate the design and implementation of current source codeDocument software designs via functional specifications and other design documentsConduct presentations internal and externalMay participate in hiring and onboarding processCollaborate with team members and technical leadsResponsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.Performs other related duties as assigned.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.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Good experience and knowledge of Linux networking.Strong understanding of networking protocols, architecture, and technologies (HTTP(S), TCP/IP, ...).Strong understanding and deploying in major cloud marketplaces including using Terraform3+ years programming experience (preferably with MySQL, Perl, Golang, Python, C)Other key skills preferred include knowledge and usage of Git, K8s, DPDK and OpenSSLFull stack development experience (database, backend, frontend)Excellent analytic / troubleshooting and debugging skillsSuccessfully manage ambiguity in work.Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communicationsAble to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environmentDemonstrates 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.QualificationsBachelor’s degree of Computer Science or a closely related field1-2 years programming experience in at least one of these languages (Go, Perl, Python)Programming experience in MySQL programmingProficiency in Linux OS environmentKnowledge and experience with IP networking (including routing and switching), knowledge of TCP/IP stack of protocolsFamiliarity with Docker, Kubernetes and OpenShiftFamiliarity with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, Google CloudKnowledge of CI/CD and project management tools (e.g. Git, Gitlab, Jira, Bugzilla, etc) is preferredThe 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 OpportunityIt 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.
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