Staff Software Development Engineer, Equinix
CA$88-132k
Employees are eligible for bonus
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
CA$88-132k
Employees are eligible for bonus
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will bring strong, hands-on expertise in full stack & Agentic AI development, cloud-native technologies, Agile methodologies, and DevSecOps practices while working effectively in a globally distributed engineering environment
- Enjoys full-stack and cloud-native engineering
- Has strong experience with microservices and distributed systems
- Can contribute across architecture, development, operations, and production support
- Is comfortable working in modern DevSecOps environments
- Balances technical depth with strong collaboration and communication skills
- Thrives in fast-moving enterprise platform teams
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
- Five or more years of software engineering experience
- Five or more years of strong Java development experience
- Strong understanding of:
- Data structures
- Concurrency
- Algorithms
- Design patterns
- Software engineering best practices
- Strong experience with full-stack technologies, including:
- Java, Spring Boot, JPA/Spring Data, and React with TypeScript
- Microservices, REST APIs, and Swagger
- Hibernate ORM, Maven, JUnit, JMeter, and LoadRunner
- Experience with:
- Relational database modelling, relational database management systems (RDBMSs), and NoSQL databases such as Redis, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra
- Docker, Kubernetes, and Istio
- Public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Agentic AI, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent-orchestration frameworks
- Micro-frontends and modern UI frameworks
- Agile and Scrum methodologies
- Test-driven development (TDD)
- CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions
What the job involves
- Equinix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the CIM team within the Digital and Innovation organization. This organization is responsible for delivering end-to-end observability for infrastructure and IBX environments
- The role focuses on the design, development, and operation of scalable, cloud-based platforms and products
- Design and build AI-default, scalable, highly available enterprise platforms
- Operate in a DevSecOps environment with a strong, quality-first mindset
- Collaborate with globally distributed teams and product stakeholders
- Demonstrate ownership, curiosity, and a strong customer focus
- Contribute to architecture, peer reviews, and operational excellence
- Solution Development and Architecture
- Work closely with Product Management and stakeholders to build effective business solutions
- Deliver solutions aligned with architectural principles and guidelines
- Design and develop highly available, scalable, secure, concurrent, and data-intensive distributed applications
- Develop microservices and RESTful APIs aligned with industry standards
- DevOps and Operational Excellence
- Operate within a DevSecOps environment using a quality-first approach
- Participate in design reviews and peer code reviews
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues while maintaining compliance with service-level agreements (SLAs)
- Investigate and evaluate emerging technologies and engineering practices
- Agile Collaboration
- Participate in backlog refinement and sprint activities with Product Owners
- Work effectively within a globally distributed development team
- Operate with minimal supervision while maintaining strong accountability
- Keep the customer at the centre of decision-making
- Foster belonging and create clarity across teams and stakeholder groups
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities and technology landscapes
- Take accountability and ownership of outcomes
- Demonstrate curiosity and a commitment to continuous learning
- Demonstrate strong communication, organizational, and presentation skills
- Data centre work experience is considered a strong asset
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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