F5
Site Reliability Engineer II
Seattle · Mid · Internship
Sponsorship not specified$95k-$143kDetected 6 days ago
PythonBashAzureCloud PlatformsTerraformLinuxDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringLLMsCybersecurityHRISLoad BalancingCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoring
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odds of building a lasting career here
53Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level II)66
Fits your clock70
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
Level I$111,6131 entry
Level II$143,1042 entries
Level III$174,5953 entries
Level IV$206,0864 entries
The bottom of this range ($95,000) is below the Level I prevailing wage of $111,613. An H-1B cannot be filed below the prevailing wage, so an offer at the floor of this band could not be sponsored as posted.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This entry-level SRE position is responsible for supporting the reliability, availability, and scalability of critical systems and SaaS platforms under the guidance of senior site reliability engineers.
- The successful candidate will apply modern engineering principles to operational functions, participate in system monitoring and automation initiatives, and gain professional experience in a fast-paced, infrastructure-focused environment.
Responsibilities
- You will frequently partner with senior technical leaders and collaborate with cross-functional teams under the direction of technical leads within the F5 Digital organization.
- Support and maintain technology systems to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and security under technical direction
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the design and implementation of scalable system architecture
- Support the implementation and enforcement of security best practices to protect systems, data, and infrastructure
- Contribute to and maintain knowledge bases for system documentation, including standard operating procedures and troubleshooting guides
- Actively collaborate with team members and senior engineers to deliver reliable solutions
- Participate in supervised on-call rotation activities with senior engineer support
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience, graduating between December 2026 and September 2027
- Must be able to start no later than September 30th, 2027
- Experience with basic system administration, scripting, or infrastructure support
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment with minimal independent experience
Nice to have
- Apply modern engineering principles and practices to operational functions under supervision, with guidance on full system lifecycle management from concept through deployment and optimization
- Participate in troubleshooting and resolving standard operational issues, including systems monitoring and performance analysis, escalating complex issues to senior engineers
- Participate in service operation activities and assist with documenting SLOs and SLIs under guidance
- Responsible for upholding F5's Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies
Skills
- Assist with automation and scaling initiatives through basic scripting and supervised implementation of automation tools
- Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
- Foundational understanding of DevOps and automation principles
Compensation
- $95,000.00 - $142,600.00
- 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.
Benefits
- https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.
- F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
- This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.
Company info
- At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life.
- We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
- That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better.
Equal 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.
- 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.
This listing is sourced directly from F5's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.