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.

PositionSummary Interested in taking your engineering career to the next level? Ever wonder what 400 Gb/s of TCP traffic looks like? In GDB? We are looking for a manager to manage a team of engineers with system-level C, networking, protocol and kernel expertise. Join our team of super smart engineers working in a fun and fast-paced highly technical environment where your ideas become part of the solution.

Our employees are valued and empowered, collaborative and team oriented, innovative in their approach and passionate about their work. They are reliable, trustworthy and open with a high level of integrity. They value diversity, are inclusive and are committed to a global mindset.

Manage teams that develop and architect software on a new hardware (chassis and appliance) platforms. Research, investigate and define new areas of technology to enhance existing products or new product directions; implement (code and test) to defined set of requirements; document software designs via functional specifications and other design documents; evaluate performance of products; tune and re-evaluate the design and implementation of current source code; and diagnose, document and resolve product issues found in QA and in the field.

Responsibilities

• Manage team and development project deliverables.
• Effectively lead team through design and development by providing technical and logistical direction and support to development team.
• Efficiently communicate/collaborate across multiple Seattle teams as well as remote teams.
• Evaluate performance of direct-reports and assist them in creating career development plans.
• Discuss new designs/technology with other product module owners and help set the direction of F5's future product architecture.
• Work with customers, sales, support, and product management to create technologies that solve customer problems.
• Monitor and coordinate activities of key vendors/partners.

• Keep abreast of new technologies, potential business partners.

   

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree in Computer Science or related degree, with minimum 7 years with experience in networking software development.
• Proven track record in both software development and in managing a development group.
• Ability to build a team, foster team growth, and manage team project deliverables.
• Must have strong L2/L3 networking experience.
• Enough technical knowledge and instincts to effectively lead team through design and development.
• This includes knowledge of:
  • TCP/IP and other network protocols.
  • SSL/TLS, Layer 7 (HTTP), and other Web Technologies.
  • Extensive experience with C/C++ development and troubleshooting.
  • Linux/UNIX environments.
  • Good understanding of HW/SW interaction.
• Linux Kernel and FPGA driver development, as well as experience in performance optimization a plus.

• Strong organizational skills. Ability to work well with a wide variety of personalities.

   

#LI-RGB1