Staff Software Engineer, Equinix
Connectivity Platform
$142-212k
+ Bonus
Office located in Redwood City, CA
Digital infrastructure company
Be an early applicant
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$142-212k
+ Bonus
Office located in Redwood City, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a senior technical contributor who combines deep hands-on engineering skills with solid systems thinking
- You are comfortable diving into root-cause analysis, communicating clearly across teams, and continuously expanding your technical knowledge
- 5+ years of software development experience with demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems
- Experience contributing in a senior individual contributor or technical lead capacity is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field — or equivalent practical experience
- Solid understanding of the OSI model and its application in management and control plane software
- Familiarity with cloud networking concepts and Virtual Network Functions (VNF)
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (K8s) and Docker in a containerized microservices environment
- Working experience with high-throughput messaging systems such as Apache Kafka
- Practical knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL/TSDB technologies, with understanding of consistency and availability trade-offs
- Clear, concise communication — able to translate requirements into design decisions and working code
- Collaborative mindset and intellectual curiosity
- Track record of seeing technical problems through to resolution
What the job involves
- As a Staff Engineer for Equinix Fabric, you will contribute to building a fully programmable, self-service Connectivity-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform that underpins critical global connectivity
- You will write production-quality code, participate in architectural discussions, and help raise the technical bar across your team
- You will own the technical lifecycle of product features end-to-end, collaborate closely with engineers and architects, and mentor junior colleagues
- Contribute to the design and implementation of high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems. Apply SOLID principles and clean architecture patterns, working collaboratively with architects on technical direction for Equinix Fabric
- Own multiple product features from design through delivery. Understand customer use cases, dive deep to resolve root causes, and ensure your work meets the SLA demands of Equinix Fabric’s global partner base
- Help define and maintain API contracts (OpenAPI/Swagger) and Northbound/Southbound interfaces, ensuring reliable integration between Equinix and cloud partners including AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing. Actively contribute to a culture of technical excellence within your squad
- Communicate clearly with product teams and internal stakeholders as they adopt new platform capabilities. Translate feature requirements into solid technical design and working code
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.
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Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Redwood Shores, Redwood City, CA
Leadership
Adaire Fox-Martin
(CEO & President)Prior to becoming CEO of Equinix in 2024, Adaire spent nearly 3 years at Google in various roles, including Head of Google Ireland and President of Google Cloud Go to Market. She also spent nearly 14 years at SAP and over 18 years at Oracle Corporation.
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