Sr Software Development Engineer jobs at F5 in India

You will be responsible for the design and development of features and components in theareas as well as the automation necessary to test and deploy new features. You’ll work with architects, leads, Product Management, cross-functional teams, and other stakeholders to implement solutions.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong analytic / trouble-shooting skills.
• Good knowledge on C or C++.
• Good software designing skills, with object-oriented concepts.
• Good knowledge in user space programing, IPC, RPC, multithreading features.
• Able to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications.

Good to Have skills:

• Knowledge of docker containers, Kubernetes.
• Development experience with microservices.
• Exposure to networking stacks on windows, mac, linux etc.
• Agile based software development methodologies like SCRUM.

F5 Advantage:

• F5 is a market leader multi-cloud application security and delivery
• It is Great Place To Work certified.
• It promotes Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects.

Your Opportunities:

• Design components and develop high quality code in Access Clients for F5’s Access Policy Manager.
• Exposure to state-of-the-art algorithms that optimize resource utilization, remove latency, and add resilience to the security inspection infrastructure.
• Work with leading Architects to find elegant solutions to hard technical problems and architecture designs.
• Chance to be part of the rapidly growing diverse and inclusive team of passionate engineers.

What you bring to the table: -

• Proficiency in C programming.
• Knowledge of C++ and Python.
• Knowledge and experience with network, security, and protocols such as TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, L4-L7, DNS, DHCP,(D)TLS etc.
• Razor sharp analytical and trouble-shooting skills
• Obsession over custom needs, quality and thirst for solving complex problems.

What you will learn:

• Security protocols and standards like SAML, OAUTH, Kerberos, AAA,SSL VPN etc.
• Working in Agile environments with Agile methodologies

Who you are:

• 10+ years experienced graduate with no specific degree requirement but who can show evidence of innovation and engineering excellence.
• Can collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment.
• Can dive-in the existing code base, gain knowledge and fix bugs in those functional areas.
• Can test your own code by writing unit and integration tests and make sure it works in every environment every time.
• Are open minded, can research, evaluate and choose the best technical stack for our future.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering inCSE/ECE/IT/EEE/Computers
• Excellent organizational agility and interpersonal skills throughout the organization.
• Ability to work flexible hours for better collaboration with international teams.

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 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions using Python , Selenium , and related frameworks.

• Experience in handling performance regressions and debugging failures to find product bugs.

• Understand and enhancing existing automation framework

• Integrate and work with AI models and intelligent agents to enhance automation capabilities.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, analyze, and solve technical and operational problems.

• Develop tools and scripts for network automation, testing, and validation .

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices.

• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• Communicate technical solutions effectively through clear verbal and written communication .

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3–6 years of hands-on experience in Python programming .

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Solid understanding of computer networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc.).

• Experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, PyTest, or Robot Framework.

• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts with S3 and MCP and ability to work with AI APIs or agent-based systems .

• Experience with REST APIs , JSON, and integrating third-party systems.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with DevOps tools (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Understanding of network devices or infrastructure automation (Cisco, etc.).

• Prior experience in test automation frameworks or API automation .

• Experience in Performance and scale testing.

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.

Role Overview:

This position is responsible for increasing revenue inregion/territory/district

What You’ll Do:

• Responsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.

• Sales Training – Ensure that partner is able to effectively position and sell F5 solutions. Work with the F5 sales team to drive partner sales training opportunities; ensuring partners have the tools to identify opportunities, sell F5 solutions, and fully understand F5’s UNITY Partner program.

• Pipeline Growth and Management – Identify, in conjunction with partners, new sales opportunities. Ensure partners, F5 sales reps and management are working together in the sales process, lead generation, registering opportunities, accurately forecast bookings and tracking to required bookings goals established by the partner’s UNITY Partner tier.

• Relationship Management – Develop strong top to bottom relationships throughout the partner organization (Management, sales teams, technical teams and marketing) ensuring partner compliance with the F5’s UNITY Partner Program and fostering a well-developed relationship between F5/partner sales and technical teams.

• Excel at Conflict Management - Excellent conflict management skills, with ability to be fair and firm with F5 team and partners. Examples are: Deal registration, support contracts, and partner tier requirements.

• Marketing & Demand Generation – Leverage F5 marketing funds to drive demand generation activities that generate the highest possible ROI. Manage channel marketing funds to ensure event and partner success.

• Account Mapping – Drive regular cadence of account mapping sessions with partners and the F5 sales team focused on driving net-new accounts and new opportunities in existing accounts.

• Business Planning – Work with partners to develop and execute a strategic business plan focused on driving new accounts, new opportunities, sales and technical competency and incremental bookings growth. Collaborate with Strategic Partner Managers to develop and execute business plans for our national strategic partners in territory where appropriate. The partner business plans are the basis for QBRs and need to be updated quarterly.

• Special Projects & Reporting - Work on strategic initiatives as established by channel management and reporting business issues/opportunities as requested by channel and/or executive management.

• Build relationships with strategic eco-system business partners in the field (examples: VMware, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco).

• Recruit and develop new partner relationship to drive whitespace penetration, access to new vertical and technology markets.

• Create and execute awareness and training programs for the F5 sales force to highlight partners, educate on the UNITY Partner program, and actively participate in district QBRs.

• In North America, a Sr CAM can support a territory plus one or more small to midsize strategic partner accounts. Responsible for geographic territory and a Strategic Partner Account that has headquarters within that region. Acts as a lead on planning and programs for that Strategic Partner.

• Advanced Business Acumen - Well developed understanding of business, and strategy. Takes initiative on new programs and innovation to further business goals.

• Influence/channel leadership -Trusted advisor status with District Manager; Channel leadership - ability to lead, positively influence and shape behavior of partners and TAMs/MAMs (and broader channel team); Excellent Brand at F5.

• F5 Messaging - Excels at delivering F5 story and messaging. High skilled at delivering compelling presentations on F5's products & solutions.

• Leverage F5 internal resources - Influence and obtain sponsorship from internal F5 groups to support programs at partners to drive incremental business opportunities for F5 and the partner.

• Actively engage with F5’s eco-system business partners to plan activities that will drive F5 awareness and opportunities with our partners.

• The position requires exceptional executive presence and ability to work across multiple executive roles to direct/educate/ communicate our business plan priorities and progress.

• Achieve quarterly business metrics for channels. These include: PIO (Partner Initiated Opportunities), security and software attach rates, net-new accounts, competitive take-out, and other partner value-add metrics.

What You’ll Bring

• BA or Master's degree or equivalent combination of training and experience

• 8+ years of directly related experience, progressing to senior-level role(s)

• Highly efficient & organized / excellent time management skills.

• Highly developed, clear concise and compelling communication skills.

• Strong presentation skills and ability to articulate complex technology simply

• Well-developed business acumen and understanding of business strategy

• Excellent conflict management skills, with the ability to be fair & firm.

• Knowledge of enterprise networks, security and applications (desired)

• Detailed experience with Microsoft applications such as Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel

• Clear, concise, and effective communicator - highly developed, clear concise and compelling communication skills. Persuasive pitch & presentation skills.

• Excellent sales and management skills

• Experience in two-tiered channel resale models

• Background in software/hardware sales and distribution – with large Software, Hardware, Security and/or Networking Companies

• Proven track record of success in sales and marketing programs

• Strong knowledge of Application Delivery Networks and security

• In-depth knowledge of partner organizations, processes, business drivers and internal operations

What You’ll Get:

• Hybrid working mode

• Career growth and development opportunities

• Recognitions and Rewards

• Employee Assistance Program

• Competitive pay, , and cool perks

• Dynamic Interest Groups

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.

This position is responsible for the design, development and implementation of complete software components related to the security certifications features of the BIG-IP. Designs, develops and maintains high-quality code for complex security certification components. Requires little direct management to complete the majority of development tasks.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Cutting-edge Development and troubleshooting: Engage in the development of edge-native applications and platform services using emerging technologies for F5’s BIG IP platform. Troubleshoot complex system issues related to BIG IP, including connectivity, routing, DNS, and other networking technologies

• Ownership and Delivery: Troubleshoot complex system issues related to IPv6, including connectivity, routing, DNS, NAT64/DNS64, and other networking technologies

• Technology Exploration: Investigate various open-source and closed-source technologies, components, libraries, and tools, contributing to the construction of a highly available, scalable, and manageable system.

• Design Patterns and Microservices: Apply understanding and exposure to design patterns and coding practices, especially in microservices architectures and API design, implementation, and management.

• Independent Innovation: Independently investigate, present options, review, and implement completely new functionality.

• Collaboration: Work closely with other development teams, product management, UX, and QA to define and implement new product offerings while ensuring continued functionality.

• Code Reviews and Guidelines: Follow the best coding practices, and guidelines within the team.

• Full Development Cycle: Ability to implement all phases of a development cycle for a software product, from understanding requirements to design, development, and deployment phases.

• Geographically Distributed Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Distributed Systems Expertise: Knowledge and experience in highly distributed software systems, with the ability to understand nuances and solve problems related to scale, performance, and resiliency.

• Programming Languages: Expertise with any combination of programming languages: C/C++, Golang, Python or any high-level proprietary or open-source language with strong programming constructs.

• FIPS 140-3, Common Criteria: Collaborate with architects and business leaders to understand the requirements for providing FIPS-ready cryptography-based security services for F5's platform, design solutions, and implement them, including building and executing the test suites, tools – required for making systems and libraries ready for FIPS

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

• CICD Methodology: Strong understanding of modern CI/CD methodology and Git-based workflows.

• Container Technologies: Experience in Docker technologies, including optimizing Docker images and managing Docker image lifecycle. Experience in orchestration systems like Kubernetes and container technologies like Docker is a plus.

• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Interpersonal and Leadership Skills: Strong interpersonal, team-building, and mentoring skills.

Environment:

• Freedom and Learning: Embrace an environment that fosters freedom, continuous learning, and ownership.

• Mentorship: Benefit from great mentors with solid backgrounds in various areas, eager to contribute to your professional development.

• Team Collaboration: Join a great team where you will feel at home from day one, contributing to a positive and supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications

Typically requires a minimum of 9+ years of related 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.

You will be responsible for the design and development of features and components in theareas as well as the automation necessary to test and deploy new features. You’ll work with architects, leads, Product Management, cross-functional teams, and other stakeholders to implement solutions.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong analytic / trouble-shooting skills.
• Good knowledge on C or C++.
• Good software designing skills, with object-oriented concepts.
• Good knowledge in user space programing, IPC, RPC, multithreading features.
• Able to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications.

Good to Have skills:

• Knowledge of docker containers, Kubernetes.
• Development experience with microservices.
• Exposure to networking stacks on windows, mac, linux etc.
• Agile based software development methodologies like SCRUM.

F5 Advantage:

• F5 is a market leader multi-cloud application security and delivery
• It is Great Place To Work certified.
• It promotes Diversity and Inclusion in all aspects.

Your Opportunities:

• Design components and develop high quality code in Access Clients for F5’s Access Policy Manager.
• Exposure to state-of-the-art algorithms that optimize resource utilization, remove latency, and add resilience to the security inspection infrastructure.
• Work with leading Architects to find elegant solutions to hard technical problems and architecture designs.
• Chance to be part of the rapidly growing diverse and inclusive team of passionate engineers.

What you bring to the table: -

• Proficiency in C programming.
• Knowledge of C++ and Python.
• Knowledge and experience with network, security, and protocols such as TCP, UDP, IP, HTTP, L4-L7, DNS, DHCP,(D)TLS etc.
• Razor sharp analytical and trouble-shooting skills
• Obsession over custom needs, quality and thirst for solving complex problems.

What you will learn:

• Security protocols and standards like SAML, OAUTH, Kerberos, AAA,SSL VPN etc.
• Working in Agile environments with Agile methodologies

Who you are:

• 6+ years experienced graduate with no specific degree requirement but who can show evidence of innovation and engineering excellence.
• Can collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment.
• Can dive-in the existing code base, gain knowledge and fix bugs in those functional areas.
• Can test your own code by writing unit and integration tests and make sure it works in every environment every time.
• Are open minded, can research, evaluate and choose the best technical stack for our future.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering inCSE/ECE/IT/EEE/Computers
• Excellent organizational agility and interpersonal skills throughout the organization.
• Ability to work flexible hours for better collaboration with international teams.

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 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions using Python , Selenium , and related frameworks.

• Experience in handling performance regressions and debugging failures to find product bugs.

• Understand and enhancing existing automation framework

• Integrate and work with AI models and intelligent agents to enhance automation capabilities.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, analyze, and solve technical and operational problems.

• Develop tools and scripts for network automation, testing, and validation .

• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices.

• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

• Communicate technical solutions effectively through clear verbal and written communication .

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3+ of hands-on experience in Python programming .

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Solid understanding of computer networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, etc.).

• Experience with automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, PyTest, or Robot Framework.

• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts with S3 and MCP and ability to work with AI APIs or agent-based systems .

• Experience with REST APIs , JSON, and integrating third-party systems.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

• Experience with DevOps tools (Docker, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

• Understanding of network devices or infrastructure automation (Cisco, etc.).

• Prior experience in test automation frameworks or API automation .

• Experience in Performance and scale testing.

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 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.