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Data Platform - Sr Principal Software Engineer

Anywhere
full-time
Posted 9/21/2025
Verified Source
Key Skills:
Data platform architecture
SaaS product development
Telemetry and metrics pipeline
AI/Generative AI powered services
Cloud service development
Go, Java, Python, C++, Rust, WASM
Kafka, Pubsub, Dataflow, Vector
ClickHouse, StarRocks, Elasticsearch, Big Query, Redis
Kubernetes and Microservices
CI/CD automation

Compensation

Salary Range

$234K - 352K a year

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and develop data systems and AI-powered services for F5's Distributed Cloud SaaS platform.

Requirements

12+ years experience in data platform and SaaS products, proficiency in Go, Java, Python, cloud services, telemetry, AI/ML, and container orchestration.

Full Description

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. Position Summary Join a revolutionary team of Distributed Cloud Data platform, Analytics, Cloud service specialists to build core data system, analytics, telemetry, AI/ Generative AI powered services at scale in the growing field of multi-cloud SaaS (Software as a Service), Security and Multi Cloud Networking solutions. We are looking for a Sr Principal Engineer to join our Data platform and service team to accelerate data platform and data and telemetry missions in the F5 Distributed Cloud Platform Group. As a critical member of the Distributed Cloud Data engineering team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design and development of the data systems and data services for the new landscape of F5 SaaS products. Responsibilities Build F5 Distributed Cloud data system and management systems. Innovate/ design/ develop data, analytics, AI/Gen AI powered service on SaaS platform. Architect/ design/develop telemetry and metrics pipeline and services. As a subject-matter expert on data system, AI/ ML (Machine Learning), cloud service, networking, and security, work closely with product, marketing, operation, platform, and customer support team to create innovative solution for Cloud and SaaS product delivery. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree (or above, Graduate degree preferred) in computer science or equivalent professional experience (Sr Principal level with 12+ years). Extensive experience in Data platform and SaaS products with principal or architect roles. Experience in data systems, data services, observability, telemetry architecture for cloud services. Proficiency in Cloud service development and programming languages such as GO, Java, Python, C++, Rust, WASM. Deep knowledge and experience with data/ stream processing (e.g., Kafka, Pubsub, Dataflow, Vector), database and data warehouse (e.g., ClickHouse, StarRocks, Elasticsearch, Big Query, Redis), analytics and AI platform (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake) Experience with data driven, ML/AI, Generative AI powered applications in security, networking, telemetry, AI/BI, product growth and engineering productivity. Experience with logging, metrics, tracing, Prometheus, Open Telemetry, and pipeline. Experience with data system quality, monitoring, and performance. Experience in SaaS multi-tenancy, onboarding, metering & billing, monitoring & alerting. Experience with container and orchestration technologies, Kubernetes and Microservice. Experience with automation and cloud Infra, tooling, workload, modern CI/CD. #LI-ZB1 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: $234,400.00 - $351,600.00 F5 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. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice. Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com). Equal Employment Opportunity It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com. Hybrid: Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter. Remote: Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed. Together, we're building a better digital world. Founded in 1996, F5 is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our premier platform helps customers secure and deliver every app, API, and piece of infrastructure across all environments. Backed by over three decades of expertise and 553 patents, our solutions protect against threats while ensuring fast, reliable digital experiences. With over 6,400 employees, we serve more than 23,000 customers in over 170 countries. To continue this work, we need people like you—the best minds in the industry. We're committed to a unique, human-first culture that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees.

This job posting was last updated on 9/24/2025

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