Lead Software Engineer: Cloud-Native, Secure Apps

F5, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to architect and lead development of scalable, secure enterprise applications. The role focuses on hands-on coding while mentoring others and raising the bar for engineering excellence across teams.

You will work on cloud-native intelligence analytics with Go, Python, Java, React, and modern data platforms, leveraging Docker/Kubernetes and AWS or GCP. This leadership track supports growth toward engineering management as the team scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in technical leadership or engineering management.
• Hands-on experience building cloud-native intelligence analytics solutions.
• Experience with Go, Python, Java, or similar languages.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and lead development of scalable and secure back-end and front-end systems.
• Promote engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
• Develop and implement automated testing strategies to improve efficiency.
• Implement and drive best coding practices and design patterns.
• Develop and maintain quality gates for CI/CD.
• Mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

React

SQL/NoSQL

Data warehousing

Cloud-native

Machine learning (ML/AI)

Observability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS or GCP

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to architect and lead development of scalable, secure enterprise applications. The role focuses on hands-on coding while mentoring others and raising the bar for engineering excellence across teams.

You will work on cloud-native intelligence analytics with Go, Python, Java, React, and modern data platforms, leveraging Docker/Kubernetes and AWS or GCP. This leadership track supports growth toward engineering management as the team scales.