Staff Engineer, Equinix

Product Software

$118-194k

Actual salary range is dependent on location. Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 88,000 - 132,000 CAD / Annual. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Ruby

Windows

JIRA

Git

Rails

Ruby on Rails

REST API

Simplicity

Senior and Expert level

New York

Toronto

Digital infrastructure company

Be an early applicant

Digital infrastructure company

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

$118-194k

Actual salary range is dependent on location. Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 88,000 - 132,000 CAD / Annual. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Linux

Ruby

Windows

JIRA

Git

Rails

Ruby on Rails

REST API

Simplicity

Senior and Expert level

New York

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

The right candidate will be a well-rounded engineer who has knowledge of systems engineering, development/automation, and hardware/infrastructure management
Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 5+ years of experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field of education
Hands-on experience with server hardware (Dell, HPE, Supermicro), firmware, and components and out-of-band management techniques and technologies (BMC, iDRAC, iLO, Redfish)
Understanding of operating systems (Linux, Windows, VMware) and networking (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, PXE, TFTP)
Experience with distributed systems at scale
Experience developing distributed, scalable, and highly available services with clean APIs using gRPC or HTTP
Deep analytical and problem-solving skills with a sense of curiosity
Experience in a modern coding language like Go, Ruby/Ruby on Rails, or Python, and willingness to become proficient in other languages as the needs arise
Experience in creating fast feedback loops with CI/CD and testing automation
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker and other container services
Experience with Agile software development practices including Scrum, JIRA, Peer Review, Git and CI/CD
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to document solutions and create architectural diagrams
Ability to think strategically and execute with a sense of urgency, delivering services to meet customer demands on a timely basis
Experience contributing to Open Source and interacting with Open Source communities is a plus
Familiarity in leveraging AI-powered developer tools to accelerate development workflows

What the job involves

This role sits within the Infrastructure Product Services organization, which is responsible for building, operating, and evolving the core platforms and services that power our infrastructure offerings
The team works at the intersection of product strategy and engineering execution, ensuring that foundational capabilities are reliable, scalable, and aligned with business needs
We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems and APIs that power our platform and analyze business requirements to determine the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints
You will play a critical role in bridging high-level application logic with low-level systems execution, driving the evolution of our core APIs using Ruby on Rails and Go
Design, build, and operate scalable backend systems, services, and APIs
Translate complex business requirements into practical, performant, and maintainable system designs
Work closely with our team and collaborate with cross functional teams to introduce and enhance our product capabilities for customers
Provide technical leadership for the team of highly passionate engineers to evolve our products features
Collaborate with others to develop software for our large-scale cloud services, driving simplicity, high-reliability, ease of maintenance and operation
Lead by example through direct contribution, and provide direction in establishing development and operational standard methodologies
Actively participate in continuous improvement of process and systems that support our software development lifecycle (SDLC), values and culture
Troubleshoot and resolve complex, distributed system issues with minimal oversight
Champion API designs first principles and governance standards across the stack, ensuring all REST and gRPC interfaces are secure, uniform, well-documented, and built with a developer-first experience in mind
Participate in an on-call rotation for the product you are working on and own incident response for services, including triage, mitigation, and root cause analysi

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

Led by a woman

9% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Trustpilot (2.5)

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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