Principal Software Development Engineer

F5 Networks, Inc.; California; Hybrid; USD 259,000 - 389,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. is recruiting a Principal Software Development Engineer to join the AI Security team. The role focuses on architecting scalable cloud infrastructure for a Generative AI platform, with emphasis on reliability, security, and performance.

You will design CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes workloads, and leverage serverless technologies. The position requires expertise in AWS, Terraform, and observability tools, plus experience with microservices and APIs.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing AWS cloud infrastructure for scalable services.
• Proficient in Kubernetes-based deployment and Terraform-based infrastructure as code.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and observability with Datadog.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable AWS cloud architectures with high availability and security.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automate deployments.
• Manage containerized workloads and serverless components for the AI platform.
• Ensure security, compliance, and reliable observability across services.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Microservices

Tools

Datadog

MongoDB

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

Service Meshes

Job description

## Principal Software Development EngineerApply: Remote: Field-CA BAY: Field-WA SEA: Full time: Posted Today: RP1038808At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.About the role As a Senior DevOps Engineer within our cutting-edge AI Security team, you'll architect and maintain cloud infrastructure for our AI security platform. This role is critical for ensuring scalability, reliability, and security of our B2B SaaS solution. You'll design CI/CD pipelines, manage Kubernetes workloads, and leverage serverless technologies to optimize our cloud-native architecture and deliver innovative AI-powered solutions. What you'll do Cloud Infrastructure: Design and implement scalable cloud architectures, focusing on high availability, security, and performance optimization for our Generative AI platform. CI/CD and Automation: Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, automating deployment processes to ensure rapid and reliable feature delivery. Container Orchestration: Manage and optimize containerized workloads, ensuring efficient resource utilization and application scalability. Serverless Solutions: Implement and manage serverless architectures, enhancing our platform's flexibility and cost-efficiency. Observability and Monitoring: Build comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems to ensure proactive issue detection and resolution, maintaining high system reliability. Security and Compliance: Implement and maintain security best practices and compliance standards across our cloud infrastructure. Qualifications Experience: Proven track record in designing and managing AWS cloud infrastructure for scalable applications. Experience with DevOps practices in a B2B SaaS environment is highly desirable. Technical Skills: Expertise in AWS services, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions), AWS Lambda, and observability tools like Datadog. Additional Skills: Ideal candidates would have experience in Service Meshes, API Gateway, MongoDB administration and optimization, and microservices architecture. Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as Go, TypeScript, or Python is a plus. Leadership Skills: Ability to lead projects with minimal guidance, excellent problem-solving skills, and the capacity to take and integrate feedback constructively. Analytical Mindset: Strong interest in analyzing and deciphering complex systems, with a keen eye for improving system efficiency and performance. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication abilities, capable of conveying complex technical ideas clearly and effectively.The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.The annual base pay for this position is: $259,200.00 - $388,800.00