Director, AI Data Fabric Platform

F5 Networks, Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 253,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the OpenTelemetry‑based AI Data Fabric across multi‑cloud and on‑prem environments. You’ll own the platform contracts, guide architecture discussions, and scale the data platform for telemetry, analytics, and product measurement.

You will lead engineers, partner with cross‑functional leaders, and push for pragmatic, secure AI adoption while maintaining reliability across production pipelines.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering and 6+ years in leadership.
• Experience guiding platforms through migration, expansion, or re‑architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop engineering managers and set goals.
• Drive delivery and manage cross‑team dependencies.
• Collaborate with Product, Finance, SRE, Security, and engineering leaders.
• Champion pragmatic AI use and governance of LLMs.
• Define multi‑year technical strategy and roadmaps.

Skills

Leadership

Cross‑functional collaboration

Technical strategy

Data platforms

Cloud & on‑prem

Observability

Golang/Java/Python/C++

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Kafka

Flink

Spark

ClickHouse/StarRocks/Druid/Trino

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc is seeking a senior engineering leader to drive the OpenTelemetry‑based AI Data Fabric across multi‑cloud and on‑prem environments. You’ll own the platform contracts, guide architecture discussions, and scale the data platform for telemetry, analytics, and product measurement.

You will lead engineers, partner with cross‑functional leaders, and push for pragmatic, secure AI adoption while maintaining reliability across production pipelines.