This role pays more than
93%
of similar roles. Most pay
$161,500–$214,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$254k
versus about
$188k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About F5 Inc
F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking, application availability and performance, and network security, access, and authorization.
F5 Inc currently has
14 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$176,800–$265,200
across 14 roles with salary data.
F5’s Data Plane Team seeks a Principal Engineer with extensive experience in Routing technologies and distributed systems to lead the development of a multi-cloud distributed platform using Kubernetes for orchestration. This role involves designing and implementing scalable and resilient control and data plane solutions while addressing critical technical challenges related to performance, security, and scalability. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in BGP, MPLS, EVPN, and IPSec routing, along with proficiency in C/C++/Golang and hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture. They must also possess strong leadership skills to mentor junior engineers and communicate complex technical concepts effectively across the organization. The platform supports large-scale, high-performance services across multi-cloud environments, requiring a candidate who can influence the future direction of F5’s Cloud Native solutions.
Python
TypeScript
REST API
AWS
Docker
PostgreSQL
MySQL
Redshift
Snowflake
ETL orchestration
LLM-assisted development tools
Claude Code
GitHub Copilot
CI/CD