Cloud-Native Software Engineering Manager

F5; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 191,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the development of cloud-native networking, security, and AI platforms. The role oversees distributed teams spanning multiple regions and focuses on modernizing architectures, improving observability with eBPF, and aligning roadmaps with strategic goals.

You will mentor engineers, drive code quality, and collaborate with product leaders to deliver high-impact software and secure, scalable solutions across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 6 years with a master’s, or PhD with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience leading software engineer teams and shipping large-scale systems.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes controllers, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and coach team members and provide professional development.
• Advise on architecture, design patterns, testing, and CI details.
• Own customer issue resolutions with timely fixes and RCA.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leadership on roadmaps and requirements.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and manage hiring for engineers.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Establish best practices for software quality, reliability, security, and operations.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Kubernetes

gRPC

Protobufs

Helm

Job description

F5 is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the development of cloud-native networking, security, and AI platforms. The role oversees distributed teams spanning multiple regions and focuses on modernizing architectures, improving observability with eBPF, and aligning roadmaps with strategic goals.

You will mentor engineers, drive code quality, and collaborate with product leaders to deliver high-impact software and secure, scalable solutions across the lifecycle.