F5 Networks

Sr Dir, Software Development Engineering

F5 Networks • $318K — $478K *
Enterprise Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in application delivery technologies or related fields.
  • Ability to build and retain a scalable engineering team.
  • Skills in partnering with Product Management on technical roadmaps.
  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools for automation.
  • Hands-on capability in AI context fabric creation and optimization.
  • Knowledge of x86/ARM hardware for networking acceleration.
  • Expertise in Unix/Linux tools and network processor programming.
  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP and multicast protocols.

Responsibilities

  • Lead software engineering teams in delivering complex technologies.
  • Coordinate schedules with a global team for impactful outcomes.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to address customer challenges.
  • Enhance dev and test processes for engineer engagement and productivity.
  • Build trusting relationships to foster team motivation and performance.
  • Drive architectural discussions and manage schedule complexities.
  • Promote a bold leadership mindset across the organization.

Benefits

  • Broad salary ranges to accommodate varying experience levels.
  • Potential for incentive compensation and bonuses.
  • Eligibility for restricted stock units.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
Full Job Description
What is the Role:
  • Lead systems software engineering teams that deliver industry leading technologies for hardware platforms with increasingly complex software deployment architectures
  • Develop, drive schedules, and coordinate with a diverse and global team to achieve large game-changing outcomes
  • Collaborate with product management, executives, and architects to identify how best to solve the customer's challenges
  • Develop and raise the bar on dev and test processes, bringing in the best practices to make the daily life of an engineer enjoyable and productive.
  • Develop trusting relationships with team members to motivate, provide clear direction, a sense of belonging for high engagement, and create a space for exceptional performance.
  • Be technically deep enough to push on architecture trade-offs, assist with high-paced triage, and navigate multiple variables of hard driving schedules to keep F5 in its market leading position
  • Create and promote a leadership mindset across the organization to allow any individual to make a bold impact


Qualifications:
  • Experience in application delivery technologies or similar technologies a must
  • Demonstrated ability to attract, build and retain an engineering team, supported by a strong engineering management team and org structure that can continue to scale
  • Proven ability to partner with Product Management and other cross-functional teams, define and execute against a technical roadmap
  • Lead the adoption and roll out of AI-assisted development tools for highly automated processes.
  • Hands-on capabilities to create AI context fabrics with verification of its effectiveness and be able to tune and continuously improve
  • Get to best in class levels of code coverage through unit and functional test suites enhanced with AI processes.
  • Experience with x86/ARM hardware acceleration for Networking
  • Expertise in using Unix/Linux development tools, and Linux virtualization
  • Experience in network processor programming
  • Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals, multicast protocols, L2 switching technologies, IPsec
  • BS/MS in software engineering or equivalent degree with 15+ years of hands-on experience and 5+ years in senior leadership roles
  • Proven expertise in managing projects throughout the entire SDLC, delivering products to market on schedule, and ensuring feedback loops from customers into development


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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.

The annual base pay for this position is: $318,700.00 - $478,100.00

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 [redacted].com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks, Inc. is a global company that specializes in application services and application delivery networking (ADN). F5 technologies focus on the delivery, security, performance, and availability of web applications, as well as the availability of servers, cloud resources, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components.
Learn more about F5 Networks
Size
6,461 employees
Market Cap
$8.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$296.5 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+5.2%
Revenue
$2.4 billion
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