Lead Principal Software Engineer – Cloud Analytics & Security

F5; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 226,000 - 338,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead enterprise applications across Engineering and Operations. You will set technical direction, architect complete software components, and mentor engineers while driving security and performance standards.

You will guide design, implement, and improve tools and systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions using Go, Python, Java, React, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelors or Masters in CS or equivalent and 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expert in Cloud native intelligent analytics solutions.
• Experience with Go, Python, Java or similar technologies.
• Expertise in building data warehouse analytics solutions.
• Strong backend/DB design and performance tuning skills.
• Frontend experience with React and ML/AI familiarity.
• Experience with microservices on AWS or GCP and system observability.
• Proven leadership and ability to guide teams across boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements analysis and designs for new tools and enhancements.
• Architect scalable, secure backend and frontend systems.
• Provide technical direction and mentor junior engineers.
• Define and maintain technical design methodologies and processes.
• Develop automated testing strategies to boost efficiency.
• Promote best coding practices and design patterns.
• Maintain quality gates for CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for high-quality delivery.
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure performance and security.

Skills

Cloud native analytics

Go

Python

Java

React

Machine Learning

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL databases

Data warehouse analytics

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PromQL

Tableau

Grafana

Job description

F5 is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead enterprise applications across Engineering and Operations. You will set technical direction, architect complete software components, and mentor engineers while driving security and performance standards.

You will guide design, implement, and improve tools and systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions using Go, Python, Java, React, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP.