Principal Product Software Engineer, Equinix
$159-304k
Salary dependent on location. Plus bonus and equity
Digital infrastructure company
Job no longer available
Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$159-304k
Salary dependent on location. Plus bonus and equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- Strong experience in building and operating highly reliable distributed systems
- Strong understanding of containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, CSI, and CNI
- Solid understanding of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), networking protocols, DPDK and/or VPP
- Uncompromising in implementing CI/CD for any code deployed beyond your laptop
- Recent and proficient experience with Golang (Go) and Python and API development (Preferred)
- Proficiency in Linux concepts such as PCI devices, kernel capabilities, and qemu virtualization
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve distributed system issues
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey findings, recommendations, and technical details to various stakeholders
- Continuous learning mindset and willingness to stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends
- Have worked in a globally distributed team
What the job involves
- This role will be joining a platform team dedicated to expanding Equinix compute offerings
- We are building a new platform to incorporate virtualization and advanced networking to offer customers a brand-new mechanism to consume Equinix Digital Services
- This project also paves the way for future opportunities as we evaluate potential products to meet our growing customer needs
- As a Principal Engineer, you’ll work with product teams, analysts, other engineers to architect systems and application software, and mentor members of the team
- This position is part of the Edge Infrastructure Services organization, with a mission to bring cloudlike access to Equinix’s platform
- Architect, implement, and maintain a solution for a high-performance networking and compute platform
- Closely collaborate with Product Management and internal stakeholders to ensure good product-market fit and direction
- Foster an efficient build-it and run-it culture, blurring the lines between operations and development, reducing time to fix issues
- Engage with global Equinix community both internally and externally
- Serve as a technical liaison for customer advisories and incidents
- Facilitate and manage cross-stakeholder discussions to ensure alignment on compute platform requirements and design trade-offs, while considering performance, scalability, and reliability factors
- Bring passion, enthusiasm, peer review and mentorship, and a positive attitude to the team
- Model great engineering by writing efficient and secure code while constructively reviewing that of your peers and maintaining a high bar
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 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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