Distinguished Engineer, Equinix

Data, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence, Office of the Chief Technology Officer

CA$222-334k

Salary shown for Toronto. For San Francisco (Redwood City Office): 250,000 - 374,000 USD. Other locations may vary. Eligible for bonus

Expert level

London

San Francisco Bay Area

Toronto

Digital infrastructure company

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Digital infrastructure company

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Be an early applicant

CA$222-334k

Salary shown for Toronto. For San Francisco (Redwood City Office): 250,000 - 374,000 USD. Other locations may vary. Eligible for bonus

Expert level

London

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

The ideal candidate will possess a strong passion for data life cycle management and a diverse technological background in areas pertinent to data and infrastructure, including distributed systems, cloud-native computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
If you fully believe in the power of technology to change the world, we would like to talk to you
Preferably, a Ph.D. or master’s degree in computer science, or relevant engineering field
Proven years of experience, including 12+ years of relevant technology, architecture or engineering leadership experience
Demonstrable leadership, visionary accomplishments, and extensive experience in developing data-related technologies and architectures implemented in large-scale/mission-critical deployments. Examples include solid background in data infrastructure architecture, engineering, DevOps, security, tooling, products, etc
Solid understanding of data-as-a-service architectures
Excellent writing and verbal communications skills from engineering to executive
Excellent collaboration and people skills

What the job involves

The Office of the CTO (OCTO) at Equinix is chartered with driving the technology vision, strategy, and architecture to support the company’s overall business objectives
The OCTO team also leads the technical innovation function with a strong focus on software transformation and fostering engagements within software ecosystems and developer communities
The OCTO team is seeking a Distinguished Engineer, Data, ML & AI, Technology and Architecture to join our team of seasoned technologists
As a Distinguished Engineer, you will have the opportunity to lead next-generation technology initiatives, help drive the technology vision and target architectures of Equinix's technology stacks and serve as a mentor and thought leader within the technical community at Equinix and beyond
This is a senior position and an excellent opportunity for an experienced technical leader to join our team and make a significant, sustainable impact on our technology stacks
Provide in-depth technical expertise to manage end-to-end data lifecycle and deliver reliable and timely data at Equinix, by identifying, evaluating and developing next-generation technologies and architecture for the infrastructure and services required
Deliver deep and broad architecture expertise across various areas including data engineering (data lakes/stores, data processing engines, search, data infrastructure); analytics and ML (data pipeline as a service, query engines, compute frameworks, MLOps, model building, feature engineering, etc.); and data governance as a service (data models, catalogs, discovery, data lineage, audit, security, master data management, etc.)
Drive proof-of-concept technology development initiatives, in close partnership with stakeholders, to deliver tangible outcomes that will help guide new technology investments and design decisions for data life cycle management at Equinix
Serve as a visible technology thought leader in the industry through various engagements focused on articulating Equinix’s technology vision, strategy and architecture

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

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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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