Software Engineering Manager - Cloud-Native & AI Platforms

F5, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 191,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

F5, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the development of our next‑generation cloud‑native networking, security and AI platforms. You will oversee distributed systems design, eBPF observability, and AI analytics while mentoring cross‑functional teams globally.

You’ll partner with engineering and product management to align roadmaps, drive modernization, and ensure delivery excellence in a fast‑paced environment. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD with 3 years’ experience; or equivalent experience.
• 1+ years of prior experience in managing/leading team of software engineers preferred

Responsibilities

• Support, mentor, and coach as well as provide professional development for your team.
• Collaborate across teams and deliver high‑quality software to meet customer needs.
• Advise on the architecture, code design patterns, testing, and CI/CD details.
• Take ownership of customer issues with timely fixes and provide RCA to the wider group.
• Collaborate with engineering and product management on roadmap, strategy, coordinating dependencies, and requirements.

Skills

Kubernetes

gRPC

Protobufs

Helm

eBPF observability

Distributed systems

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

CI/CD

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

CI/CD tools

Helm

Job description

F5, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead the development of our next‑generation cloud‑native networking, security and AI platforms. You will oversee distributed systems design, eBPF observability, and AI analytics while mentoring cross‑functional teams globally.

You’ll partner with engineering and product management to align roadmaps, drive modernization, and ensure delivery excellence in a fast‑paced environment. Strong leadership and communication are essential.