Engineer II, Software

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.

Position Summary

As part of F5’s Software Engineering professionals, you will be tasked with our most challenging problems, diagnosing and troubleshooting complex systems issues, and building innovative high-quality solutions that are secure, scalable, and reliable.

You will undertake challenging assignments that provide the opportunity for you to broaden your knowledge in cutting-edge technologies and platform hardware.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Go code.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and deliver high-quality software solutions.

• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to design and implement software features.

• Perform code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.

• Troubleshoot and debug issues, optimize performance, and ensure the scalability of applications.

• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure the adoption of best practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in Golang with a deep understanding of its internals and ecosystem.

• Experience with RESTful API development and microservices architecture.

• Development experience in Linux environment

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills and the ability to work independently and as an integral member of an Agile team.

• Version control using Git and code collaboration using Git workflows.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and timelines.

Preferred Skills (Not Mandatory):

• Knowledge of CPP and Python.

• Experience working with platform hardware at a low-level is a plus

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Basic knowledge in cloud technologies & observability tools.

Qualifications

• BS/BA or equivalent work experience

• 3+ years development experience in Golang and Microservice architecture.

• Development experience in CPP / Python

• Proven ability to develop end to end software with a background in computer science or programmable IT.

• Experience working in agile and lean software development.

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.

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 accommodations@f5.com.