Principle Data Engineer, Distributed Cloud (Information Technology)
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.
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Principal Data Engineer – Distributed Cloud
Join the team working on F5's next-generation cloud-native ADC-as-a-Service platform. We're building a high-performance, programmable application delivery platform at global scale. This is a rare opportunity to shape core infrastructure, work across Customer Edge (CE) and Regional Edge (RE) deployments, and build cutting-edge observability, security, and automation features. If you're passionate about performance, scale, and elegant systems design—this is your moment.
About the F5 Cloud and Edge Team
At F5, we make apps faster, smarter, and safer. Come work within the F5 Cloud and Edge team in a fast past environment charting the course for F5's future. You will join an effort to contribute to F5's cloud and edge solutions to secure and accelerate our customers' applications. Be a part of a company known for our excellent culture. We believe that cultivating leadership, ownership, driving clarity of purpose and supporting growth with every person is the key to our success!
Responsibilities
Design and implement core components of our new platform, integrating F5 technologies into the XC environment.
Lead architecture and development of scalable, distributed systems for application delivery and control/config planes.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, QA, SRE, and UI to deliver milestone objectives.
Drive performance tuning, observability, and security integration across CE and RE nodes.
Mentor engineers and contribute to a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
Participate in milestone planning, demos, and technical reviews to ensure alignment and delivery.
Regularly assists Architects and Managers with project scope and estimating
Architect and lead the development of scalable, secure, and high-performance data pipelines across distributed cloud and edge environments.
Drive technical strategy for data infrastructure, aligning engineering efforts with business goals and product roadmaps.
Mentor and guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, analytics, and infrastructure teams to ensure data solutions meet evolving organizational needs.
Champion data governance, observability, and automation practices to ensure reliability, compliance, and operational excellence.
Qualifications
10+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
BS/BA or MS in Computer Science/related field or equivalent work experience.
Expertise in programming languages such as Go, C/C++, or Rust.
Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and mentor senior engineers.
Familiarity with observability tools, security frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
Extensive experience (10+ years) in designing and building scalable data pipelines and distributed systems across cloud and edge environments.
Expert-level proficiency in data architecture, ETL frameworks, and technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Snowflake, and cloud-native platforms.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with a proven track record of guiding technical teams and fostering engineering excellence.
Strategic thinking and ability to align data engineering initiatives with business goals, collaborating effectively with product and analytics teams.
F5 Networks, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
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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: $181,774.00 - $272,660.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5's differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
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