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# Senior Software Engineer - Platform Security

- **Company:** F5 Networks, Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $195,800.0 - $293,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Distributed Systems, Key Management, Machine Learning, Microsoft Copilot, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, SSL Certificate Management, Cloud Platform System, Okta, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Agentic-AI, Kubernetes, Production Code, Hashicorp, Machine Learning Operations, Claude, Golang
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://ffive.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/f5jobs/job/San-Jose/Senior-Software-Engineer---Platform-Security_RP1038643

## About the Role

* 6+ years of professional software development experience in C++, Java, or Golang (Golang strongly preferred).

 * Advanced knowledge of and hands-on experience with Linux.

 * Advanced, hands-on experience with Kubernetes.

 * Proven experience building platform security services in at least one of the following domains: authentication, authorization, certificate management, secret management, or key management.

 * Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, system design, and writing secure, reliable code.

 * Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Claude, Codex, or similar).
 * U.S. Citizenship Required: Due to FedRAMP compliance obligations, this role requires the candidate to be a U.S. citizen.

Nice to Have

 * Experience with public cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.

 * Hands-on experience with HashiCorp Vault, Keycloak.

 * Experience contributing to FedRAMP compliance initiatives.

 * Experience with Integrating AI/ML or LLM capabilities into production (AI agents, RAG, ML-driven detection).

 * AI security best practices (securing AI/ML pipelines, mitigating prompt injection / model misuse).