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# Sr Dir, Software Development Engineering

- **Company:** F5 Networks, Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $318,700
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Code Coverage, Computer Programming, Linux, Programming Tools, Internet Protocol Security (IP SEC), Multicasting, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Hardware Acceleration, Routing & Switching
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25196_ae5a530c7f0ef70e9cf9df50f6ff0559

## About the Role

* Experience in application delivery technologies or similar technologies a must
 * Demonstrated ability to attract, build and retain an engineering team, supported by a strong engineering management team and org structure that can continue to scale
 * Proven ability to partner with Product Management and other cross-functional teams, define and execute against a technical roadmap
 * Lead the adoption and roll out of AI-assisted development tools for highly automated processes
 * Hands-on capabilities to create AI context fabrics with verification of its effectiveness and be able to tune and continuously improve
 * Get to best in class levels of code coverage through unit and functional test suites enhanced with AI processes
 * Experience with x86/ARM hardware acceleration for Networking
 * Expertise in using Unix/Linux development tools, and Linux virtualization
 * Experience in network processor programming
 * Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals, multicast protocols, L2 switching technologies, IPsec
 * BS/MS in software engineering or equivalent degree with 15+ years of hands-on experience and 5+ years in senior leadership roles
 * Proven expertise in managing projects throughout the entire SDLC, delivering products to market on schedule, and ensuring feedback loops from customers into development
 * #LI-ZB1

## Description

Lead systems software engineering teams that deliver industry leading technologies for hardware platforms with increasingly complex software deployment architectures. Develop, drive schedules, and coordinate with a diverse and global team to achieve large game-changing outcomes. Collaborate with product management, executives, and architects to identify how best to solve the customer's challenges. Develop and raise the bar on dev and test processes, bringing in the best practices to make the daily life of an engineer enjoyable and productive. Develop trusting relationships with team members to motivate, provide clear direction, a sense of belonging for high engagement, and create a space for exceptional performance. Be technically deep enough to push on architecture trade-offs, assist with high-paced triage, and navigate multiple variables of hard driving schedules to keep F5 in its market leading position. Create and promote a leadership mindset across the organization to allow any
individual to make a bold impact.