VP of Engineering

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.

We are seeking a visionary VP of Engineering with extensive experience managing multiple engineering groups, including backend engineering, security, distributed cloud, and user experience. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and delivering scalable, high-performance solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and lead backend engineering, security, cloud infrastructure, and user experience teams to ensure seamless integration and product delivery.
• Lead the engineering teams responsible for developing BOT detection systems and mitigation solutions.
• Design advanced algorithms for real-time traffic analysis to identify malicious activities (e.g., bots, credential stuffing).
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define the technical strategy and roadmaps for multiple products and platforms.
• Drive engineering excellence through best practices in development, deployment, and operational stability.
• Ensure robust security standards across the engineering lifecycle, working closely with the security team to mitigate risks and ensure data integrity.
• Oversee the architecture and scalability of distributed cloud systems, ensuring resilience and performance.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation across engineering teams.
• Manage resource allocation, budgeting, and project prioritization for engineering departments.
• Lead hiring, mentoring, and development of engineering leaders, fostering team growth.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing backend, security, cloud infrastructure, and user experience teams.
• Proven experience in leading engineering teams focused on cybersecurity, bot detection, or threat mitigation.
• Strong understanding of distributed cloud systems and experience in architecting scalable cloud solutions.
• Expertise in securing complex systems and managing cross-functional teams to ensure robust security.
• Track record of delivering customer-focused, high-quality products.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred).

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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.

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. 

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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.