F5 Networks, Inc
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 F5 sits between the Internet and some of the largest companies on Earth. We keep their applications running fast, safe, and efficiently. Our hardware and software products are highly configurable and blazingly fast. The Drivers’ team at F5 is looking for an Engineer III who is well versed with testing network drivers for a scalable, distributed, and carrier‑grade software solution. This team owns the low‑level network drivers for high‑performance packet processing in the BIG‑IP’s data‑plane. BIG‑IP is F5’s flagship Application Delivery Controller. The data‑plane pod either runs inside a virtual machine or directly in a customer’s native Kubernetes deployment. The network drivers developed by this team are used for a variety of para‑virtualized interfaces, SR‑IOV virtual functions, and F5’s FPGAs.
Primary Responsibilities
Design and implement test automations for network drivers
Evaluate network driver features and performance
Set up and maintain hardware resources used for CI/CD pipeline automation
Document software designs via functional specifications and other design documents
Conduct presentations internally and externally
Participate in hiring and onboarding process
Collaborate with team members and technical leads
Uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics
Required
Must have test development experience using Python / Bash
Must have prior work experience with C programming
3+ years test / programming experience
Must have experience and knowledge of networking protocols, architecture, and technologies
Excellent analytic / troubleshooting and debugging skills
Ability to manage ambiguity in work
Ability to present ideas verbally and in‑writing with clarity and precision
Preferred
Well‑versed in containerization solutions (like Kubernetes)
Well‑versed in microservices architecture
Experience with Ansible and/or Terraform
Experience with GitLab and/or similar repository solutions
Qualifications Typically requires a minimum of 3+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 2‑3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity F5 provides 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 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 accommodation in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
Annual base pay for this position is: $137,600.00 - $206,400.00.
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 https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
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).
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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 F5 sits between the Internet and some of the largest companies on Earth. We keep their applications running fast, safe, and efficiently. Our hardware and software products are highly configurable and blazingly fast. The Drivers’ team at F5 is looking for an Engineer III who is well versed with testing network drivers for a scalable, distributed, and carrier‑grade software solution. This team owns the low‑level network drivers for high‑performance packet processing in the BIG‑IP’s data‑plane. BIG‑IP is F5’s flagship Application Delivery Controller. The data‑plane pod either runs inside a virtual machine or directly in a customer’s native Kubernetes deployment. The network drivers developed by this team are used for a variety of para‑virtualized interfaces, SR‑IOV virtual functions, and F5’s FPGAs.
Primary Responsibilities
Design and implement test automations for network drivers
Evaluate network driver features and performance
Set up and maintain hardware resources used for CI/CD pipeline automation
Document software designs via functional specifications and other design documents
Conduct presentations internally and externally
Participate in hiring and onboarding process
Collaborate with team members and technical leads
Uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics
Required
Must have test development experience using Python / Bash
Must have prior work experience with C programming
3+ years test / programming experience
Must have experience and knowledge of networking protocols, architecture, and technologies
Excellent analytic / troubleshooting and debugging skills
Ability to manage ambiguity in work
Ability to present ideas verbally and in‑writing with clarity and precision
Preferred
Well‑versed in containerization solutions (like Kubernetes)
Well‑versed in microservices architecture
Experience with Ansible and/or Terraform
Experience with GitLab and/or similar repository solutions
Qualifications Typically requires a minimum of 3+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or 2‑3 years and a master’s degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience.
Equal Employment Opportunity F5 provides 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 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 accommodation in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
Annual base pay for this position is: $137,600.00 - $206,400.00.
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 https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
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).
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