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Work type: hybrid
Location: San Jose
Salary: $196,000 – $294,000/yr
Type: Full-time
You're a seasoned product leader with over 10 years of software product management experience, particularly with on-premise and deployable software, and a strong understanding of cloud-native architectures. **What makes it worth a look...** This full-time, hybrid Principal Product Manager role at F5 in San Jose offers a competitive salary range of $196,000 - $294,000 per year, focusing on shaping the future of NGINX within their Application Delivery and Security Platform. **You might be a good fit if you...** * Have expertise in cloud-native architectures and tools such as Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS. * Possess a deep understanding of Developer Operations (DevOps) and application development workflows. * Have experience fostering and engaging developer communities, especially in open-source spaces. * Are familiar with web traffic, application infrastructure, and security technologies like DNS/HTTP/TLS and WAF/WAAP.
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.
Who We Are
At F5, we help organizations deliver and secure extraordinary digital experiences by building and supporting solutions that enable the modern, adaptive applications customers rely on. Our Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) powers complex infrastructures across a wide range of industries, from SMBs to global enterprises, by meeting their unique operational and security needs.
As part of the broader F5 family, NGINX plays a pivotal role in enabling organizations to build high-performing, scalable application delivery architectures. Widely trusted as one of the most used open-source technologies, NGINX enables developers to build, deploy, and scale modern applications with confidence.
We are seeking a Principal Product Manager to join us on this journey and play a critical role in shaping the future of NGINX and its position within the Application Delivery and Security Platform.
The Role
As Principal Product Manager for NGINX, you’ll be a key player in shaping how NGINX grows. Working side-by-side with the Director of Product Management, you’ll help shape and execute the NGINX product vision. Your influence will extend across refining market approaches, finding creative ways to grow revenue, and building strong connections within the open-source community. You’ll also be instrumental in accelerating the adoption of cloud-native architectures, making sure our products keep up with the latest industry trends and truly meet our customers’ needs.
To thrive in this role, you should be someone who enjoys solving complex technical problems and pays close attention to details. You’ll work at the intersection of open-source technology and modern application environments like Kubernetes, bringing together people from different teams—including Technical Product Managers—to deliver solutions that matter. If you’re excited about leading change, collaborating with others, and making a real impact on customers and the wider tech community, we’d love to hear from you.
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What You Bring
Why Join Us?
At F5, we believe the most valuable work is powered by actionable ideas, inspiring collaboration, and enthusiastic purpose. As the Principal Product Manager of NGINX, you'll work with world-class teams to deliver solutions that meet customers and developers where they are. Joining F5 offers the opportunity to work in a global, customer-focused environment that celebrates innovation and supports professional growth
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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: $196,000.00 - $294,000.00
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](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).