F5 Director AI/ML Engineering 

United States, California, San Jose 

591838629

How You'll Make an Impact

As a leader in this role, you will:

• Lead an Empowered Team : Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing AI/ML engineering team that thrives on trust, collaboration, and autonomy.
• Drive Strategy : Develop and execute the vision and strategic roadmap for AI/ML engineering in partnership with Product Management and Data Science teams.
• Shape Innovation : Stay at the cutting edge of AI/ML advancements and steer innovative initiatives that influence F5’s strategic direction.
• Turn Ideas into Solutions : Balance exploratory, forward-looking R&D with delivering enterprise-grade solutions that make a measurable impact for customers.
• Collaborate Across Functions : Work hand-in-hand with leaders across Engineering, Product Management, and Data Science to amplify the impact of AI/ML across F5 products.
• Foster Growth : Guide your team’s professional development through mentorship, goal setting, clear communication, and constructive feedback.

What Will Your Day Look Like?

Your day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Participating in brainstorming sessions to define ambitious AI product goals.
• Coaching team members on implementation strategies or design choices.
• Collaborating with senior stakeholders across multiple disciplines to shape overarching projects.
• Making informed decisions for operational effectiveness in AI/ML engineering.
• Tackling challenges with enthusiasm—whether it’s researching emerging technologies, strategizing product roadmaps, or contributing to the evaluation of ML frameworks.
• Celebrating wins, learning from setbacks, and nurturing a supportive team environment.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

We look for someone who brings the following skills:

• Technical Acumen : Mastery of AI/ML technologies,mathematical/statisticaltechniques, and real-world applications. Hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and hardware acceleration platforms (CUDA, ROCm, etc.).
• Leadership Excellence : Proven ability to lead geographically distributed teams, empower junior technical staff, and offer mentorship that inspires growth.
• End-to-End Knowledge : Expertise in machine learning models, SaaS products, observability architecture, and production-scale cloud computing deployments, particularly in Kubernetes environments.
• Unwavering Curiosity : The drive to stay updated on emerging AI/ML advancements and apply them to practical business needs.
• A Team-First Mentality : A collaborative, communicative style—you know how to read a room and inspire enthusiasm across disciplines.

Your Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience.
• 5+ years as a technical leader or manager overseeing development teams.
• Track record of shaping innovative solutions in AI/ML.
• Experience building and operating distributed systems with CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to travel up to 20% if needed.

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: $279,300.00 - $418,900.00