Software Engineer III

NGINX, Inc., now part of F5, is the company behind the popular open source project. We offer a suite of technologies for developing and delivering modern applications. Together with F5, our combined solution bridges the gap between NetOps and DevOps, with multi-cloud application services that span from code to customer.

The NGINX Application Platform enables enterprises undergoing digital transformation to modernize legacy, monolithic applications, as well as deliver new, microservices‑based applications. Companies like Netflix, Starbucks, and McDonalds rely on NGINX to reduce costs, improve resiliency, and speed innovation.

Are you looking to be an integral part of a development team delivering high-quality features for exciting next generation products? Do you want to contribute to the cutting-edge, technology products we are known for worldwide? If so, we'd love to hear from you! The F5 NGINX Business Unit is searching for expert Software Engineers to join us in Cork, Ireland. On our team, you will play a major role in the, development, modification, and execution of software development and deployment of our enterprise-grade cloud native multi-tenant applications and systems on a public cloud. These services make it easy for customers to easily adopt and improve consistent delivery of superlative solutions.

Position Summary:

Software Engineers aid in delivery of loosely coupled software components and microservices integrated in both public and private cloud architectures. This role is focused upon creating solutions to a wide variety of technical challenges with varying scopes and complexities, while being independently designing, implementing, and testing new functionality as you collaborate with your peers and technical leads.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with your team to design, code, and test robust, scalable, loosely coupled components which integrate into public & private cloud infrastructures and services
• Work on automating operational aspects of the services running in the cloud
• Consistently apply forward-thinking software design, implementation, and test principles
• Mentor junior developers while demonstrating leadership
• Focus efforts to optimize on-time delivery of features and fixes with high quality
• Work in an agile environment that enables development teams to iterate rapidly

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Experience in designing, building, and operating a multi-tenant cloud-based service, at scale
• Experience in the area of analytics and visibility
• Deep experience in any public cloud architecture, orchestration/ containerization tools like Experience developing in cloud environments (both public and private, such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or VMware vSphere)
• Strong knowledge and experience with container and orchestration systems such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with web technologies (e.g., HTTP, REST APIs and JSON) and source code version control tool such as Git
• Experience with DBMS technologies, e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL
• Detailed understanding of computer networking
• Superlative analytical as well as trouble-shooting skills
• Dynamic collaborators who thrive in diverse, geographically distributed teams 
• Able to demonstrate teamwork abilities which include diplomacy, promotion of sound ideas & concepts, paired with the desire to help others grow their skills.  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree; and/or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in relevant roles
• Outstanding coding abilities with languages such as Go, Python, C++

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