F5 · San Francisco
Software Engineering
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.
This hybrid role combines the hands-on responsibilities of a Technical Support Engineer within a SaaS (Software as a Service) environment with a growing focus on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
The ideal candidate has a strong technical foundation, thrives in a fast-paced troubleshooting environment, and is passionate about automation and delivering an exceptional customer experience. This role provides the opportunity to run, support, and scale an AI Security Public SaaS platform, operating AI inference workloads at scale.
Monitor key SaaS application metrics, logs, and alerts to proactively identify and prevent service disruptions
Support a 24/7 operational model to ensure high availability and performance of the SaaS environment
Serve as a primary point of contact for technical customer inquiries and issues
Partner with customers to understand requirements, troubleshoot effectively, and provide clear, concise communication
Triage, escalate, and own technical incidents through resolution
Analyze metrics, logs, and incident reports to provide actionable insights to engineering teams
Identify recurring patterns and opportunities for automation and continuous improvement
Partner cross-functionally to improve platform reliability and performance
Design and implement automation to streamline incident response and improve system reliability
Introduce and mature SRE best practices, including enhanced monitoring, alerting, and self-healing capabilities
Contribute to building scalable, resilient infrastructure to support AI inference workloads
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
1–3+ years of experience in technical support, systems administration, or a similar role
Strong understanding of SaaS environments and cloud-based architectures (preferably AWS)
Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python)
Solid understanding of web technologies (HTTP, REST APIs, JSON, etc.)
Experience working with ticketing systems
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
Willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to evolving requirements
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana)
Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform)
Experience working with cloud infrastructure technologies
Exposure to SRE principles and reliability engineering practices
Strong understanding of networking fundamentals
Experience with databases (PostgreSQL), operating systems (Linux), and Kubernetes
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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: $149,800.00 - $224,600.00F5 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: 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.