Senior Principal Software Engineer - L3 Routing Control Plane

F5 Networks; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cloud technology is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer to focus on developing scalable and resilient distributed systems, particularly in AWS environments. This pivotal role involves leadership in expanding their distributed cloud platform, emphasizing networking fundamentals and security.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of software engineering experience with 10+ years in design and implementation of distributed systems.
• Strong coding proficiency in C++/Golang.
• Experience leading complex software development efforts in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead control plane development for the XC product line focusing on scalability.
• Design and implement high-performance solutions for control plane.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate technical concepts effectively.

Skills

BGP

Networking Fundamentals

Distributed Systems

Cloud Technologies

Security

Performance Optimization

Leadership

Collaboration

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

At 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.

At F5, we are building adistributed cloud Services (XC)platform to support large-scale, high-performance, and highly available services across multi-cloud environments. TheControlPlane Teamat F5 is seeking an experiencedSenior Principal Engineerwith deep technical knowledge ofBGP routing,networking fundamentals, anddistributed systems. You will work on the development and lifecycle of amulti-cloud distributed platform, primarily withinAWSenvironments, leveragingKubernetes (K8s)for orchestration.

The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise inBGP,iBGP,networking fundamentals, anddistributed systems, particularly inAWS environmentswithKubernetes orchestration. You will be responsible for designing and implementing scalable and resilientcontroland data plane solutionswhile bringing leadership experience and technical acumen to influence the future direction of our product.Key Responsibilities

• Leadcontrolpath developmentfor theXC product line, focusing onscalabilityandhigh availabilityin distributed cloud environments.
• Design and implementscalable,high-performance solutionsforcontrolplane.
• Technically lead major system components indistributed systems, from design to implementation.
• Create and maintain functional specifications and design documents to clearly communicate design decisions and solutions.
• Proactively identify and resolve keytechnical challengesrelated toperformance,security, andscalability.
• Continuously improve theperformanceandreliabilityof the platform, ensuring it meetsoperational demands.
• Investigate and propose solutions tosecurity vulnerabilitieswithin the platform, includingthird-party integrations.
• Mentorjunior engineersand serve as a source oftechnical expertiseacross the team.
• Communicate effectively withinternal stakeholders, presenting complextechnical conceptsto both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 14+ yearsof software engineering experience, with10+ yearsin designing and implementing large-scaledistributed systems.
• Prior experience incloud technologies, particularlyAWS,Kubernetes (K8s), anddistributed,scalable systemsand theirdeployment models, with a focus onscalability,performance, andsecurity.
• Deep expertise inBGPandIPSec routing, as well asnetworking fundamentals(TCP,UDP,L4-L7,HTTP,BGP,IPSec).
• Experience withcloud networking platformsandcommercial BGP routing solutions.
• Strong coding proficiency inC++/Golang, with a proven track record of leading complex software development efforts.
• Hands-on experience withDocker,K8s, andmicroservices architecturein cloud environments.
• Strongarchitectural skillsin designinghighly available,real-time systemsin distributed environments.
• Excellentcommunication,collaboration, andleadership skills, with the ability to lead and mentor teams effectively.

Nice to have:

• Experience withRoute ReflectorsandBGP Confederationsfor managing complexBGP deploymentsin large-scale environments.
• Understanding ofroute dampening,BGP path attributes, andBGP synchronization techniques.
• Ability to solvecomplex engineering problems, making decisions that balancetrade-offsand ensureoptimal customer outcomes.

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: $207,279.00 - $310,919.00

F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.

You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits . F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com) .

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [e-mail] .