Principal Software Engineer Distributed Cloud jobs at F5 in India, Bengaluru

This Role is

Our SaaS is– running acrosspublic cloud and a global network of 50+, deliveringterabits of capacityand many thousands ofinstalled in diverse infrastruc

Be thedriving key platform enhancements withand scale

• reliability and resiliency as part of the platform

• re-architecture &scale ofvarious key components ofthe platform

of the platform

• Drive advancements in high-performance networking capabilities, ensuring the platform remains future-ready for evolving connectivity standards and global traffic demands.

• Scale and optimize essential control and data plane components to support seamless expansion and robust system reliability across diverse environments.

• Lead the development of innovative services that enhance operational efficiency and resource utilization in complex network architectures.

• Continuously reduce toil in thedevelopmentlifecycle through comprehensive testing, intelligent automation, and strategic platform enhancements focused on resilient connectivity.

• Work closely withSREs andQAtoimprove reliability and performanceof the product.

• Mentor junior engineers, fostering aculture ofSDLC

What Makes You a Great Fit?

• Extensive experience in IPv6 development and deployment across cloud-native platforms.

• Demonstrated expertise in re-architecting and scaling large-scale distributed systems—particularly in hybrid SaaS environments that integrate both cloud and global infrastructure.

• Proficiency with Kubernetes, Golang, and L3-L7 networking principles

• Strong commitment to deep observability, network analytics, and edge automation at scale.

If you lovecreating a highly resilient platformthat scale, automating everything, and working in a hybrid cloud + networking environment

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.

Reliability andExpertise –Strong experiencein developinghighly resilient andreliable systems.

Cloud & Hybrid SaaS Experience– Hands-on experiencein developingservice that are

Kubernetes Mastery– Hands-on experienceworking in Kubernetes based e

L3-L7 Networking– Hands on experience working across the networking stack

Advanced Observability & Analytics Tools– Familiarity with modern time-series databases such as Prometheus, Grafana, orto drive robust observability and actionable insights.

Security-First Mindset– Practical understanding of secure-by-design principles, especially as they apply to monitoring, alerting, and compliance in distributed environments.

– Proven ability to guide junior engineers and work effectively with SREs, application developers, and network engineers on complex platform initiatives.

Experience in High Availability & Disaster Recovery– Hands-on experience designing or migrating highly availablesystems, andimplementing disaster recovery strategies across hybrid cloud infrastructures.

ContinuousIntegration/ContinuousDeployment (CI/CD)– Familiarity with automating software delivery pipelines for rapid, reliable releases.

Performance Tuning & Profiling– Skills in profiling distributed systems and optimizing for latency, throughput, and resource efficiency at scale.

Open Source– Active participation or contributions to relevantopen source

Qualifications

• Typically, it requires at least 18years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 15years and a master’s degree, or a PhD with12years’ experience; or equivalent experience.

• Excellent organizational agility and communication skills throughout the organization.

• Empowered Work Culture:Experience an environment that values autonomy,fosteringa culture where creativity and ownership are encouraged.

• Continuous Learning:Benefit from the mentorship of experienced professionals with solid backgrounds across diverse domains, supporting your professional growth.

Joel Hendrickson:

Engineering Manager, Unified Automation

Engineering Managerto lead and grow our Unified Automation engineering team. In this role, you will drive strategy, execution, and delivery for automation services that empower F5’s product development and operational teams. You’ll be responsible for fostering a culture ofwhile delivering tools and platforms that improve productivity and quality across the engineering organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and manage the Unified Automation engineering team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.

• Define and execute the automation strategy in alignment with F5’s engineering, product, and business objectives.

• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, and other engineering teams to prioritize, design, and deliver automation solutions that scale.

• faster releases, reduced manual effort, and improved reliability.

• Oversee the development and maintenance of automation platforms, services, and tools that support testing, deployment, monitoring, and operational workflows.

• security, compliance, performance, and maintainability.

• Establish metrics and reporting to track automation adoption, effectiveness, and ROI.

• Foster a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture where innovation and continuous improvement thrive.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in apeople leadership or management role.

• Proven track record of delivering automation solutions in large-scale, distributed environments.

• Strong technical background in software development, with experience in at least one major programming language (Python, Go, Java, or similar).

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, test automation frameworks, infrastructure as code, and cloud-native technologies.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to lead teams through change and build alignment across diverse stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise-scale SaaS or distributed cloud environments.

• Familiarity with Kubernetes, containerization, and microservices architecture.

• Knowledge of security and compliance considerations for automation in regulated environments.

• Prior experience working in Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Principal Software Engineer

We’re looking for a
Principal Software Engineerwith deep experience building and scaling SaaS platforms in the cloud. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can architect and deliver complex, distributed systems while mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional alignment.

You’ll lead design and development of scalable microservices, define engineering best practices, and help shape the future of our SaaS platform. This is a highly influential role focused on delivering performant, secure, and reliable solutions that align with business goals.

What You’ll Do

• Lead architecture and development of scalable, enterprise-grade backend systems and APIs

• Drive design reviews and partner with stakeholders to align technical solutions with product strategy

• Mentor engineers, promote engineering excellence, and foster continuous improvement

• Influence cross-team technical direction and ensure alignment with scalability, security, and observability best practices

• Define and uphold high standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance

• Own implementation of observability, testing, and monitoring strategies

What You Bring

• Deep expertise in microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker,GitOps, CI/CD)

• Proficiency in backend development with Golang or similar languages (Java, C++, Rust)

• Strong understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases, performance tuning, GRPC, Kafka,Protobuf

• Knowledge of DNS, CDN, networking principles, and Linux systems (including scripting and automation)

• Excellent analytical and debugging skills with a track record of owning mission-critical systems

• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring teams and influencing technical direction

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend software engineering experience in cloud-native environments

• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience

Michael Harrison:

UI Software Engineer III, Distributed Cloud

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain rich, responsive web applications for the F5 Distributed Cloud platform.

• Collaborate with UX designers, backend engineers, and product managers to translate requirements into functional, user-friendly interfaces.

• Build reusable components and libraries with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue) to ensure maintainability and scalability.

• Ensure UI performance, accessibility, and security best practices are followed.

• Integrate frontend code with RESTful andGraphQLAPIs.

• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code with strong attention to detail.

• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and contribute to technical documentation.

• Stay up to date with emerging frontend technologies, tools, and best practices, and share knowledge with the team.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of professional frontend or full-stack development experience, with a strong focus on UI engineering.

• Proficiency in modernJavaScript/TypeScript,HTML5, and CSS3.

• Strong experience with at least one major framework (React preferred, Angular or Vue acceptable).

• Familiarity with state management libraries (Redux,MobX,Zustand, etc.).

• Experience working with REST and/orGraphQLAPIs.

• Understanding of responsive design, accessibility (WCAG standards), and cross-browser compatibility.

• Experience with frontend build tools (Webpack, Vite, etc.) and CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with cloud-native concepts and distributed systems is a plus.

• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work in a collaborative team environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• andscale

Primary Responsibilities

• Strategic Test Planning:Develop meticulous test plans for the features and components under your purview, ensuring a comprehensive approach to testing excellence.

• Actively participate in test plan and bug scrub reviews, contributing to the collective effort to enhance the platform's robustness.

• Performance Optimization:

• Tool Development:Contribute to the development of a cutting-edge Test Framework and Tools as required, demonstrating your commitment to innovation in the testing domain.

• Front-End Scalability:Grow into addressing front-end issues related to XC's scale and performance, actively contributing to the ongoing evolution of the platform.

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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Test Automation Champion:

• Networking Proficiency:Demonstrate excellent, hands-on knowledge of networking fundamentals, coupled with practical experience in Kubernetes environments and source control (git).

• Coding Expertise:Showcase excellent hands-on experience in Python/Golang, underlining your coding prowess and ability to navigate complex codebases.

• Security Acuity:Possess a comprehensive understanding of Security (WAAP), contributing to the platform's resilience against potential threats.

• Technical Insight:Display a good understanding of L2/L3 networking and routing protocols, with additional knowledge of the Linux Networking stack and Linux performance tuning parameters being beneficial.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5+ years of related experience with aBachelor’sdegree; or 3+ years and aMaster’sdegree.

• Excellent organizational agility and communication skills throughout the organization.

• Empowered Work Culture:Experience an environment that values autonomy,fosteringa culture where creativity and ownership are encouraged.

• Continuous Learning:Benefit from the mentorship of experienced professionals with solid backgrounds across diverse domains, supporting your professional growth.

• andscale

Primary Responsibilities

• Strategic Test Planning:Develop meticulous test plans for the features and components under your purview, ensuring a comprehensive approach to testing excellence.

• Actively participate in test plan and bug scrub reviews, contributing to the collective effort to enhance the platform's robustness.

• Performance Optimization:

• Tool Development:Contribute to the development of a cutting-edge Test Framework and Tools as required, demonstrating your commitment to innovation in the testing domain.

• Front-End Scalability:Grow into addressing front-end issues related to XC's scale and performance, actively contributing to the ongoing evolution of the platform.

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.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Test Automation Champion:

• Networking Proficiency:Demonstrate excellent, hands-on knowledge of networking fundamentals, coupled with practical experience in Kubernetes environments and source control (git).

• Coding Expertise:Showcase excellent hands-on experience in Python/Golang, underlining your coding prowess and ability to navigate complex codebases.

• Security Acuity:Possess a comprehensive understanding of Security (WAAP), contributing to the platform's resilience against potential threats.

• Technical Insight:Display a good understanding of L2/L3 networking and routing protocols, with additional knowledge of the Linux Networking stack and Linux performance tuning parameters being beneficial.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5+ years of related experience with aBachelor’sdegree; or 3+ years and aMaster’sdegree.

• Excellent organizational agility and communication skills throughout the organization.

• Empowered Work Culture:Experience an environment that values autonomy,fosteringa culture where creativity and ownership are encouraged.

• Continuous Learning:Benefit from the mentorship of experienced professionals with solid backgrounds across diverse domains, supporting your professional growth.

Software Engineer III

We’re looking for a
Software Engineer IIIwith deep experience building and scaling SaaS platforms in the cloud. This role requires a hands-on developer and

You’ll lead design and development of scalable microservices, define engineering best practices, and help shape the future of our SaaS platform. This is a highly influential role focused on delivering performant, secure, and reliable solutions that align with business goals.

What You’ll Do

• Lead development of scalable, enterprise-grade backend systems and APIs

• Drive design reviews and partner with stakeholders to align technical solutions with product strategy

• Promote engineering excellence, and foster continuous improvement

• Influence cross-team technical direction and ensure alignment with scalability, security, and observability best practices

• Define and uphold high standards for code quality, maintainability, and performance

• Own implementation of observability, testing, and monitoring strategies

What You Bring

• Experience in microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, Docker,GitOps, CI/CD)

• Proficiency in backend development with Golang or similar languages (Java, C++, Rust)

• Strong understanding of SQL/NoSQL databases, performance tuning, GRPC, Kafka,Protobuf

• Knowledge of DNS, CDN, networking principles, and Linux systems (including scripting and automation)

• Excellent analytical and debugging skills with a track record of owning mission-critical systems

• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience mentoring teams and influencing technical direction

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience in cloud-native environments

• Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience