Staff Engineer, Equinix
Platform Engineering
$106-209k
+ Bonus. Salary may vary by location.
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$106-209k
+ Bonus. Salary may vary by location.
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- To succeed in this role, you should bring both deep Kubernetes expertise and a passion for improving developer experience
- You should understand not only what Kubernetes makes possible, but also its limitations and the patterns that should be developed around it
- 5+ years of engineering experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Hands-on experience operating Kubernetes (preferably on bare metal)
- Experience with CI/CD systems
- Experience with Linux and containerization
- Experience operating production systems and willingness to participate in an on-call rotation
- Strong desire to learn and grow
- Preferred: Experience with Cluster API (CAPI)
- Preferred: Experience with Go or another high-level programming language
- Preferred: Background in platform engineering
What the job involves
- As an individual contributor on a small, focused team, you will help build and maintain the internal platform for Equinix’s digital product portfolio
- At the center of our platform is a global footprint of Kubernetes clusters deployed on-premises and in the cloud
- We support our customers—Equinix engineers—with a robust set of core services, including CI/CD, observability, and an internal developer portal
- You'll prioritize developer experience—our customers are Equinix engineers, and they deserve the best
- Navigate ambiguity and contribute to both the “what” and the “how” of internal platform development
- Proactively identify weaknesses and drive solutions with a self-starter mindset
- Promote a DevOps culture and contribute across our ecosystem of tools, regardless of team boundaries
- Mentor and support junior team members, helping them grow their skills and effectiveness
- Collaboratively write RFCs and blueprints to define patterns, architecture, and direction
- Care deeply about technology, craftsmanship, and the success of your teammates and company
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support platform services in production
- Contribute to software design and system architecture, ensuring components support rapid development and deployment
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
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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