Principal Software Development Engineer

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.

Position Summary  

Engineering is a core discipline at F5 for many roles.  As a software engineer specializing in products and services, you will bring a modern, agile development mindset to your work.  

  

As a Principal SDE, your primary responsibility will be to develop, configure, and enhance software applications and services. By incorporating engineering best practices, you will play a crucial role in designing, coding, testing, debugging, documenting, and providing support for software and service solutions. Collaborating with fellow engineers and cross-functional teams, you will contribute to the development of novel solutions and technologies. Additionally, you will apply the same rigor to refine existing solutions as required.  

What You’ll Do

• Order to Cash Solution Engineering: Apply modern engineering principles and practices throughout the full software lifecycle—from initial concept and design through deployment, maintenance, and refinement of Order to Cash applications.
• Functional Proof of Concepts (PoCs): Drive and execute hands-on functional and technical Proofs of Concept (PoCs) to evaluate, validate, and demonstrate new Oracle Fusion Cloud features, functionality, and complex business configurations.
• Oracle Fusion & EBS Ownership: Take ownership of complex technical and functional challenges spanning Oracle Fusion Cloud (Fusion Order Management, Fusion Subscription, RMCS) and Oracle EBS (Order Management, Service Contracts, Pricing, Inventory, Shipping).
• System Design & Security: Design, build, and maintain highly complex O2C software and integration solutions with a security-first mindset, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the SDE community, fostering team growth and helping peers upskill in Oracle Fusion Cloud technologies and modern engineering best practices.
• Architectural & Process Improvements: Proactively seek out opportunities for architectural optimizations, process improvements, and technical innovations to align with evolving business models.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional delivery teams, product managers, and enterprise architecture to translate business requirements into robust, scalable software designs.
• Engineering Best Practices: Champion rigorous engineering standards across all phases of development, including code and configuration reviews, automated testing, and DevSecOps deployment practices.
• Ethics & Compliance: Uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics and promptly report violations of the Code or company policies.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

• Deep Oracle Fusion Cloud Expertise: Hands-on engineering and configuration experience with Oracle Fusion Cloud, with particular strength in Fusion Order Management, Fusion Subscription, and Revenue Management Cloud Service (RMCS).
• Oracle EBS Proficiency: Strong technical and functional familiarity with core Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) modules, including Order Management, Subscriptions, Service Contracts, Pricing, Inventory, and Shipping.
• Functional PoC Execution: Demonstrated ability to independently design, configure, and execute functional Proofs of Concept (PoCs) to validate cloud business processes and solution feasibility.
• Order to Cash Domain Knowledge: Solid understanding of end-to-end Order to Cash business processes, recurring revenue and subscription lifecycles, pricing logic, and fulfillment workflows.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Experience in technical leadership roles with a demonstrated ability to mentor peers and guide technical decision-making.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical, critical thinking, and troubleshooting skills, with a proven ability to break down complex issues and provide reliable level-of-effort estimates.
• Agile & DevSecOps Practice: Solid understanding of agile and lean software development methodologies, DevSecOps principles, and modern integration patterns (APIs, web services).
• Communication & Collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical teams and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Education: BS/BA degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.
• Total Experience: 12+ years of engineering experience supporting, configuring, or implementing enterprise systems in Information Technology.
• Oracle O2C Experience:
  • Hands-on engineering experience supporting and configuring Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion Cloud Order to Cash solutions.
  • Hands-on experience building and executing functional Proofs of Concept (PoCs) in Oracle Fusion Cloud environments.
• Software Delivery: Proven track record of designing, building, and delivering scalable enterprise software solutions using agile principles.
• Languages & Integration: Advanced knowledge in high-level programming or scripting languages, software design patterns, and enterprise integration techniques.

F5 Networks, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and strongly supports diversity in the workplace.

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: $193,600.00 - $290,400.00

F5 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 [email protected].