F5 Principal Software Engineer 

India, Telangana, Hyderabad 

893818803

The F5 NGINX Business Unit is seeking a Principal Software Engineer based in India. As a software engineer, you will be an integral part of a development team delivering high-quality features for exciting next generation NGINX SaaS products. The role is focused on delivering loosely coupled software components and microservices integrated in both public & private cloud architectures; creating solutions to a wide variety of technical challenges; independently designing, implementing, and testing new functionality; and collaborating with peers and technical leads. You'll be expected to handle most development tasks independently, with minimal direct supervision.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a globally distributed team to design, code, and test robust,scalable, looselycoupled componentsfor SaaS applications hosted on public cloud platforms.
• Diagnose and resolve complex software challenges involving network, security, and web technologies. This includes troubleshooting problems with HTTP load balancers, API gateways (e.g., NGINX proxies), and related systems.
• Serve as source of technical expertise to a project team and as a mentor for junior staff members.
• Work cross functionally integrating, testing and debugging issues with existing system wide software.
• Take part in product support, bug triaging, and bug-fixing activities on a rotating schedule to ensure the SaaS service meets its SLA commitments.
• Consistently apply forward-thinking software design, implementation, and test principles.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding of new engineers.

Skills

• Expertise in coding with Golang (preferred) or other high-level programming languages like Rust, C++, or Python, combined with a demonstrated ability to lead challenging software development projects.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, as well as developing applications using microservices architecture within cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
• Solid knowledge of computer networking principles.
• Experience with network service technologies such as HTTP, gRPC, TLS, REST APIs, and OpenTelemetry.
• Proven ability to manage and drive complex software development and testing projects in dynamic, fast-paced environments, with a clear understanding of balancing trade-offs to meet deadlines and maintain quality.
• Strong skills in communication, collaboration, and leadership, with experience in guiding and mentoring teams effectively.
• A demonstrated passion for learning new technologies, backed by a history of successfully acquiring new skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree; and/or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in relevant roles.

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.