Principal Software Engineer - API Security
Volterra
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.
We are seeking Principal Software Engineer - API Security to help design and develop our industry-leading API Security product, which protects customers from API-based attacks. In this role, you will take ownership of security-related features end-to-end - from problem analysis and design through research to implementation, deployment, and optimization. The ideal candidate will have deep API Security expertise, the ability to analyze and act on large-scale data, and the versatility to deliver robust, scalable solutions independently in a SaaS environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Own the full lifecycle of security features for the API Security product, including design, research, development, testing, and deployment.
- Develop detection algorithms and systems for identifying API-specific attacks.
- Collaborate with multiple global teams, including product management, SRE, and other engineering teams, to refine requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Maintain services updated with the latest Docker images, packages, and security best practices, aligned with SRE guidelines.
- Troubleshoot issues in complex, multi-service architectures and collaborate across global teams to resolve them.
Job Requirements:
- End-to-End Ownership: Demonstrated ability to deliver complex features from conception to deployment and ongoing improvement with minimal supervision.
- Programming Proficiency: Expert in at least two programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust, Kotlin, or C), with a preference for Kotlin and Go.
- SaaS and Cloud Environments: Proficient with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and modern SaaS application architectures.
- Collaboration and Communication: Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, with experience working with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.
Significant Advantage:
- API Security Expertise: Strong knowledge of the API Security domain, threat detection techniques, and experience in data research. (strong advantage)
- Data Technologies: Spark Databases, Databricks, Kafka, SQL, Pandas Dataframes, etc.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 9 years of experience in software engineering, preferably with proven expertise in API Security and end-to-end system delivery.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
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