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.<div><h2>Principal Quality Assurance Software Engineer – Distributed Cloud  </h2></div><div>Join the team working on F5’s next-generation cloud-native ADC-as-a-Service platform. Were 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 youre passionate about performance, scale, and elegant systems design—this is your moment. </div><div>About the F5 Cloud and Edge Team  </div><div>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!    </div><div>Responsibilities: </div><div><ul><li>Quality Assurance Leadership: Lead the development and implementation of comprehensive quality assurance strategies to ensure the highest standards of product quality and reliability. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Testing Framework: Establish and maintain a robust testing framework, including functional, performance, and security testing, with a strong emphasis on automation as the first choice. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, development, and operations, to ensure seamless integration of quality assurance processes. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to QA engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement. </li></ul></div><div>Qualifications: </div><div><ul><li>Quality Assurance Expertise: Extensive experience in quality assurance, including the development and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Automation Skills: Proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks, such as Selenium, JUnit, or similar, with a focus on automation as the primary approach. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Scale and Performance Expertise: Strong expertise in testing for scale and performance to ensure the system can handle high loads and perform efficiently. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Cloud and DevOps Experience: Strong understanding of cloud platforms and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and containerization. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Communication Skills: Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>10+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>BS/BA or MS in Computer Science/related field or equivalent work experience.  </li></ul></div><div>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. </div>#LI-KA1The 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: $162,000.00 - $243,000.00F5 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.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: <a href="https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits" target="_blank">https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits</a>. 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 OpportunityIt 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 <a href="mailto:accommodations@f5.com" target="_blank">accommodations@f5.com</a>.