Sr. Software Development Engineer - QA

F5; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Senior QA Engineer for the Distributed Cloud team to design and execute automated and manual tests, validating distributed systems and APIs in cloud environments. You will work closely with engineering to ensure quality across the development lifecycle.

The role emphasizes automation, performance testing, and mentoring junior engineers while maintaining rigorous quality standards for global-scale workloads.

Qualifications

• 8–11 years in Quality Assurance with at least 5 years in test automation.
• Experience with automation frameworks and distributed systems.
• Proficient in scripting languages for test automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for Distributed Cloud.
• Collaborate with product, eng, and QA teams on test strategies.
• Validate distributed systems across multi-cloud environments.
• Identify, document, and track defects to resolution.
• Perform performance, scalability, and reliability testing.
• Create test plans, cases, and documentation; participate in code reviews.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote automation best practices.
• Investigate production issues and drive root-cause analysis.

Skills

QA automation

Python

Go

JavaScript

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Distributed systems

APIs

Cloud testing

CI/CD

Git

JMeter

Locust

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Job description

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 are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our Distributed Cloud team and help ensure our platform meets the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. This is a hands‑on, technical role where you will design and execute automated and manual tests, validate distributed systems, and work closely with engineering teams to drive quality throughout the development lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for the Distributed Cloud platform.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other QA engineers to define test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Validate complex, distributed systems across multi‑cloud environments.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Perform performance, scalability, and reliability testing to ensure our platform can handle global‑scale workloads.
• Create and maintain test plans, test cases, and documentation.
• Participate in design and code reviews to ensure quality is built into every stage of development.
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote best practices in test automation and quality assurance.
• Investigate production issues and contribute to root cause analysis and remediation strategies.

What You’ll Bring

• 8 - 11 years of experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 5 years focused on automation.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages (Python, Go, JavaScript, etc.) for test automation.
• Experience with automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and APIs.
• Experience testing in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of performance/load testing tools (JMeter, Locust, Gatling, etc.) is a plus.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a collaborative, cross‑functional team.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.

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

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 [e-mail].