Mgr, Software Development 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’re looking for a manager to lead GSLB/DNS & Service Provider Protocol teams responsible for delivering securing application traffic across diverse environments including on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid deployment. You’ll own roadmap execution, elevate engineering excellence, and partner cross‑functionally to deliver capabilities that delight customers and meet stringent security and compliance expectations. Primary 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 patterns, testing and continuous integration details. Take ownership of customer issues with timely fixes and provide proper RCA (Root Cause Analysis) to the wider group. Collaborate with leaders in engineering and product management on roadmap, strategy, coordinating dependencies, and establishing clear requirements to effectively meet delivery and quality commitments. Perform continuous team member evaluations to enable frequent feedback. Identify hiring needs and be the hiring manager for recruiting engineers. Motivate and foster a collaborative environment within your team, actively engaging with senior management and executives. Adopt a managerial approach that emphasizes support and empowerment for your teams, while also championing the cultivation of a positive and cohesive team culture. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Experience and passion for taking a leading role in building complex software systems, delivered successfully to customers. Deep understanding of L2‑L7 network protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, SIP, GTP, FTP, etc.) and system programming. Hands‑on experience in Kubernetes & cloud technologies and deployments. Experience in load‑balancing technology. Knowledge and expertise in software engineering methodologies and practices for full software development process, including coding standards, code reviews, build process, CI/CD, testing, and operations. Working experience in Agile software development methodology. Demonstrated ability in mentoring and developing people. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated excellence in all written communications. 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. 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: $172,800.00 - $259,200.00 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: 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. 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