Distinguished Engineer, Equinix
Data & Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence, Office of the Chief Technology Officer
$250-374k
Salary range based on San Francisco, CA / Bay Area. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position
Digital infrastructure company
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Digital infrastructure company
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$250-374k
Salary range based on San Francisco, CA / Bay Area. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position
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 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
- 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
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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