Software Engineer II

This position is exclusively intended for candidates who successfully completed the F5 Summer 2026 Internship Program and have received an invitation to apply for a return role.

Position Summary

Join F5s Digital organization as a Software Development Engineer (AI) and launch your career with a talented team of this entry-level role you will collaborate with experienced mentors contribute to meaningful projects and work with technologies that power real-world solutions across our digital ecosystem.

As a Software Development Engineer (AI) you will contribute to the design and development of scalable systems explore AI and machine learning technologies and grow your technical expertise in a supportive environment. Whether your interest is backend development DevOps machine learning engineering or expanding your technical toolkit youll take on progressively challenging projects build your skills and establish a strong foundation for your career at F5.

Location: This role is based in Seattle WA.

The Ideal Candidate Will Be Able To:

• Contribute to real-world projects across the full development cycle collaborating with the team to deliver solutions that meet project goals.

• Work with peers to design implement and test code in a collaborative environment receiving feedback and guidance from senior engineers.

• Analyze requirements test features and integrate components into applications with support and mentorship.

• Create technical documentation for designs and new features learning best practices in technical writing and communication.

• Participate actively in design and code reviews to absorb best practices understand quality standards and continuously improve code quality.

• Collaborate with your team to explore and develop data-driven solutions using machine learning and AI technologies.

• Ask questions seek clarification and leverage mentorship to navigate challenges and accelerate your learning.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Technical Curiosity: Youre eager to apply your programming knowledge learn new languages and tools and actively grow your technical skill set.

• Problem-Solving Mindset: You think critically use data to inform decisions and arent hesitant to seek guidance when faced with challenges.

• Adaptability & Initiative: Youre willing to embrace new challenges contribute ideas to team discussions and adjust as projects evolve.

• Team Player: You enjoy collaborating with others exchanging ideas and supporting peers to achieve common goals.

• Strong Communicator: You can articulate your thoughts clearly listen actively and value diverse perspectives on the team.

• Growth Mindset: You view feedback as an opportunity to improve and are committed to continuous learning and professional development.

Required Qualifications:

• Successfully completed a Summer 2026 internship with F5.

• Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field graduating between December 2026 and September 2027.

• Must be able to start no later than September 30th 2027.

• Must be able to work onsite in accordance with F5s policies; fully remote work options are not available.

• Demonstrated programming experience in Python (preferred) or Java/C/Go including building APIs/services writing tests (pytest/JUnit) and using Git in a collaborative codebase.

• Hands-on exposure to machine learning and deep learning concepts and tooling such as PyTorch (preferred) or TensorFlow/JAX including training/inference workflows and basic model evaluation.

• Familiarity with modern LLM tooling and patterns such as Hugging Face Transformers prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation concepts (embeddings search).

• Exposure to data handling for ML including common formats and pipelines (e.g. Parquet basic ETL and data quality checks).

• Demonstrated knowledge of computer science fundamentals (e.g. data structures and algorithms).

Preferred Skills (Not Required but Valued)

• Experience with API development (e.g. FastAPI/Flask REST/gRPC) and backend fundamentals (auth pagination error handling).

• Experience implementing retrieval-driven AI applications using LangChain/LlamaIndex and vector search technologies (e.g. pgvector Pinecone Milvus Weaviate).

• Familiarity with fine-tuning approaches (e.g. LoRA/PEFT) and/or ML experimentation tools (MLflow or Weights & Biases).

• Exposure to containers and modern DevOps: Docker Kubernetes basics CI/CD (e.g. GitHub Actions GitLab CI).

• Observability basics: logging/metrics/tracing (e.g. OpenTelemetry Prometheus/Grafana concepts).

• Experience with distributed/data tooling used in ML workloads: Spark Ray Kafka or Airflow.

WhyYoullLove F5

• Seamless Transition: Move from internship to full-time with continuity in your team projects and growth trajectory

• Professional Development: Continue developing your skills with ongoing training mentorship and access to advanced learning opportunities

• Meaningful Work: Contribute to real business impact and solve complex enterprise data challenges

• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside experienced analysts engineers and leaders in an inclusive innovative environment

• Career Growth: Excel in your role and build a long-term career path with F5 including opportunities for advancement and specialization

• Inclusive Community: Be part of F5s diverse people-first culture where individual contributions are valued

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and market conditions

• Comprehensive health wellness and retirement benefits

• Professional development and continuous learning opportunities

• Work-life balance benefits including flexible work arrangements

• Hybrid work environment with periodic in-office collaboration in Seattle

• Mentorship and career growth opportunities within the F5 Digital organization

• Access to F5s employee resource groups and community