Senior Programmability Engineer, Webassembly

F5 Inc

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Seattle, WABoulder, COSan Jose, CA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 134 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Programmability Engineer, Webassembly

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The Senior Programmability Engineer will join the team to design and develop tooling that leverages WebAssembly implementations within F5 data planes. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing new developer tooling from concept to production, profiling and optimizing performance, and aiding product development teams to improve feature implementations. This role requires collaborating with geographically distributed compiler, architecture, and application teams to resolve problems and set expectations with hardware stakeholders. Key requirements include experience with WebAssembly, proxy, load balancing, and networking use cases in commercial or open-source contexts. The candidate must demonstrate proficiency in various development styles and languages, both static and dynamic, while applying software engineering principles to craft robust solutions for complex networking and infrastructure problems.

Skills

WebAssembly Wasm SaaS Proxy Load Balancing Networking Compiler Data Plane

What you'll do

Design and implement new developer tooling from concept to production.
Develop tooling that leverages WebAssembly (Wasm) implementations within F5 data planes.
Assist product development teams in improving features built using the provided tooling.
Profile and optimize system performance.
Set technical expectations with software, architecture, and hardware stakeholders.
Oversee improvements and problem resolutions with distributed compiler, architecture, and application teams.

What we're looking for

6-8 years of prior software development work experience or related.
Several years of experience developing for proxy, load balancing, or networking use cases in a commercial or open-source context.
Experience with WebAssembly (preferred).
Proficiency in a variety of development styles and languages, both static and dynamic.
Background shipping in paradigms such as SaaS, deployed software, or customer deployed infrastructure.
Strong design and analytical skills in tooling and developer experience.
Strong background in software engineering principles with a focus on crafting robust and maintainable solutions.
Excellent leadership, collaboration, communication, and documentation skills.

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