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Position Summary
Are you passionate about working with smart people on challenging problems in an environment that values hard work, integrity, and teamwork? Join our team of super-smart engineers working in a fun, fast-paced, and highly technical environment where your dreams can become a reality.
We are looking passionate, team-oriented Manager, Product Development to lead a Frontend (UI) team for the F5 Distributed Cloud Platform. You will manage adistributed team that is focused on building new features and services on to F5XC Platform. You will be working closely with architects, leads, designers, cross-functional teams, and other stakeholders to deliver what customers want.
Primary Responsibilities
End to End delivery ownership and accountability of the features developed on F5XC platform
Act as an advisor to subordinate(s) to help with development and/or resolve technical problems.
Ensures milestones are being met; monitor, track and make visible
Develops and administers schedules, performance requirements; provides input into budgeting
Communicates product roadmaps and project status to staff, senior management, and other product teams.
Evaluates and reviews new technologies on their applicability to product architecture and design.
Coordinates with development service groups resulting in greater communication and higher probability of on time delivery of products.
Responsible for upholding F5s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Ability to work flexible hours for better collaboration with international counterpart/senior management/distributed dev team.
Employee management including but not limited to sourcing, interviewing, and hiring candidates for open positions, onboarding, establishing goals, assigning, or delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, conducting performance evaluations, approving paid time-off (PTO), developing performance improvement plans, and taking disciplinary action.
Qualifications
B.E Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or another technical degree
10+ years of Software Development Experience
5+ years of Product Development Management Experience
Knowledge of OSI Layer-1 to 7 including LAN switches, routers, general TCP/IP and associated protocols preferred.
Excellent organizational agility and interpersonal skills throughout the organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work flexible hours for better collaboration with international counterpart/senior management. Duties may require being on call periodically or working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge and expertise in software engineering methodologies.
Demonstrated ability to lead software development and engineering services.
Proven ability to deliver products with highest quality, on time and within budget.
Demonstrated ability in mentoring and developing direct reports.
Familiarity with agile, scrum, and test-driven development methodologies
Experience in languages Type Script / Java Script / Angular / Kubernetes
Experience in Microservices technologies
Experience automating production like environments for development and testing.
Good experience in network technologies
Ability to collaborate and thrive in a dynamic high performing environment
Knowledge of DevOps principles and Agile methodologies.
F5 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.
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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.
