Sr Software Engineer

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

Job summary

F5 in India is seeking a Sr Software Engineer to contribute to the Modern Apps team. Based in India, you will help deliver NGINX SaaS features, design loosely coupled microservices, and work across public cloud architectures.

You will independently design, implement, and test new functionality while mentoring junior engineers and participating in hiring and onboarding activities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with distributed microservices in cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of networking and web technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a globally distributed team to design, code, and test robust, scalable, loosely coupled components for SaaS applications hosted on public cloud platforms.
• Design and deliver new features and bug-fixes on time with high quality.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software challenges involving network, security, and web technologies including HTTP load balancers, API gateways (NGINX proxies), and related systems.
• Serve as a source of technical expertise to a project team and mentor junior staff members.
• Work cross-functionally integrating, testing and debugging issues with existing system-wide software.
• Take part in product support, bug triaging, and bug-fixing activities on a rotating schedule to meet SLA commitments.

Skills

Golang

Rust

C++

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

NGINX

HTTP

gRPC

OpenTelemetry

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Position Summary

The F5 Modern Apps team is seeking a Sr Software Engineer based in India. As a software engineer, you will be an integral part of a development team delivering high-quality features for exciting next generation NGINX SaaS products. The role is focused on delivering loosely coupled software components and microservices integrated into public cloud architectures; creating solutions to a wide variety of technical challenges; independently designing, implementing, and testing new functionality; and collaborating withpeers and technical leads.You'll be expected to handle most development tasks independently, with minimal direct supervision.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a globally distributed team to design, code, and test robust, scalable,loosely coupledcomponents for SaaS applications hosted on public cloud platforms.
• Design and deliver new features and bug-fixes on time with high quality
• Diagnose and resolve complex software challenges involving network, security, and web technologies. This includes troubleshooting problems with HTTP load balancers, API gateways (e.g., NGINX proxies), and related systems.
• Serve as source of technical expertise to a project team and as a mentor for junior staff members.
• Work cross functionally integrating, testing and debugging issues with existing system wide software.
• Take part in product support, bug triaging, and bug-fixing activities on a rotating schedule to ensure the SaaS service meets its SLA commitments.
• Consistently apply forward-thinking software design, implementation, and test principles.
• Mentor junior developers while demonstrating leadership.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of new engineers.

Skills

• Expertise in coding with Golang (preferred) or other high-level programming languages like Rust, C++, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, as well as developing applications using distributed microservices architecture within cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with network service technologies such as HTTP, gRPC, TLS, REST APIs, and OpenTelemetry.
• Good understanding of computer networking.
• Experience with NGINX technologies a strong plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or advanced degree; and/or equivalent work experience.
• 7+ years of experience in relevant roles.

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.