Staff Engineer, Equinix

Product Software

$118-209k

Salary applicable to candidates based in California, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state, Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island and varies with location. Plus bonus

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

REST API

Golang

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Digital infrastructure company

Be an early applicant

Digital infrastructure company

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$118-209k

Salary applicable to candidates based in California, Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state, Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island and varies with location. Plus bonus

Docker

Kubernetes

Prometheus

Grafana

REST API

Golang

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Recent and proficient experience with Golang
Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, or other open-source alternatives
Strong experience in building & operating highly reliable distributed systems
Experience with building software as a service and running services in Production with 24x7 on-call
Experience with API frameworks such as gRPC and REST
Proficient in data management systems and technologies such as Neo4J
Experience with network concepts and protocols – TCP/IP, BGP, VxLAN, MPLS
Proficient in using continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies: Buildkite, Github Actions, ArgoCD
Hands-on experience with observability stack (metrics, logs, traces) such as Grafana, Prometheus, Thanos
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve distributed system issues
Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey findings, recommendations, and technical details to various stakeholders

Desirable

Experience with low level languages like C or C++
Familiarity with IPSec protocols and related software such as StrongSwan
Knowledge of packet processing technologies such as VPP and DPDK

What the job involves

We are looking for an experienced Staff Engineer to help us build and operate a highly scalable, available, and distributed software-based network data-plane service
Actively participate in the development and operation of data-plane components
Engage in design discussions and code reviews and help to maintain good quality code
Collaborate with team members to design and implement scalable and efficient distributed systems
Follow a proactive and collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams
Work closely with product managers to ensure alignment with customer requirements
Focus on performance, scalability, maintainability, and reliability

Our take

Equinix is a veteran player in the digital infrastructure market, connecting industry-leading organizations in finance, manufacturing, retail, transportation, government, healthcare, and education.

The company provides a range of services within the categories of digital, support, data center, and interconnection, with capabilities including, for example, simplifying hybrid cloud deployments or securing on-site deployments. It has an extensive range of partners, granting its clients access to a vast range of industry-leading technologies atop its own offerings.

With a wide global presence, Equinix has secured a path to continued success by its ability to keep abreast of developments in the space. The company is comfortably positioned to remain a robust and leading player across multiple growth avenues and can be expected to make more smart developments and partnerships in the future.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.1)

Trustpilot (3.3)

Company

Company benefits

Equinix employees receive excellent health care and counseling plans that vary by country to ensure the well-being of you and your family. We offer paid vacations and holidays and encourage community involvement year-round via volunteer opportunities
Spending time with your loved ones and taking care of your family are important. Equinix provides a range of country-specific programs that ensure you have the resources needed to thrive and manage your family’s needs
Equinix offers different programs to help you build your financial security, make charitable donations and seek additional education. In many countries we also offer a flexible employee stock purchase plan

Company HQ

Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA

Leadership

Charles Meyers

(President & CEO (Not Founder))

Former Senior Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton, President and COO at BellSouth.net, and VP of Business and Corp Development at Internet Security Systems. Before becoming CEO of Equinix, they were a Senior Technology Executive and Fitness Entrepreneur at Life Restorations LLC and Group President of Messaging and Mobile Media at VeriSign.

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