Entry-Level AI Software Engineer — Seattle

F5 Networks, Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Flexible work

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. invites top performing Summer 2026 interns to return as Software Development Engineer (AI) in Seattle, WA. You will work with mentors to design, implement, and test scalable AI-powered services, exploring Transformers and retrieval-augmented patterns while building robust APIs.

You will collaborate with peers across backend, DevOps, and ML workloads to grow your skills, contribute to real-world solutions, and chart a strong career path in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Demonstrated programming experience in Python (preferred) or Java/C++/Go, including building APIs/services, writing tests, and using Git.
• Familiarity with modern LLM tooling and patterns, such as Hugging Face Transformers, prompt engineering, and retrieval-augmented generation concepts (embeddings + search).
• Demonstrated knowledge of computer science fundamentals (e.g., data structures and algorithms).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test code in a collaborative environment with mentorship.
• Analyze requirements, test features, and integrate components into applications.
• Explore AI/ML technologies and grow your technical skills through progressively challenging projects.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

Git

LLM tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT/CE

Tools

pytest

JUnit

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. invites top performing Summer 2026 interns to return as Software Development Engineer (AI) in Seattle, WA. You will work with mentors to design, implement, and test scalable AI-powered services, exploring Transformers and retrieval-augmented patterns while building robust APIs.

You will collaborate with peers across backend, DevOps, and ML workloads to grow your skills, contribute to real-world solutions, and chart a strong career path in a supportive environment.