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You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you-because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.Job Summary\nThe Software Development Engineer Sr. Staff (Expert Level) is a highly experienced technical individual contributor with deep expertise in software engineering, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), DevSecOps, and software delivery optimization. This role is responsible for defining technical strategies, designing scalable automation solutions, and driving continuous improvements across the software development lifecycle.\nThe role serves as a technical authority in CI/CD architecture, pipeline engineering, build and release automation, software quality, security integration, and engineering productivity. It identifies systemic bottlenecks, resolves complex technical challenges, and establishes engineering standards and best practices that improve delivery speed, software quality, reliability, security, and operational efficiency.\nWorking across development, quality engineering, security, infrastructure, and operations teams, the Sr. Staff Engineer influences technical direction and drives measurable improvements in software delivery capabilities. This is an expert-level individual contributor role that does not directly manage employees or lead teams but provides technical leadership, mentorship, and cross-functional influence.\nResponsibilities\nHaving wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex software systems engineering issues in creative and effective ways. Determines methods and procedures on new assignments.\nTechnical\nLeads by example in setting complex code review guidelines and maintaining high quality code\nDesigns systems with many dependencies and moving parts; the designs are scalable and efficient\nDebugs complex production issues\nIntroduces best practices learned from cross-functional teams\nEvaluate and recommend CI/CD tools, frameworks, and technologies based on scalability, maintainability, integration capabilities, security, performance, and total cost of ownership.\nDefine architectural standards and engineering guidelines for pipeline design, version control, branching strategies, build systems, deployment workflows, and release management.\nIdentify architectural limitations and technical debt in existing delivery platforms and develop strategies to modernize and simplify the CI/CD ecosystem.\nTechnical for DevSecOps\nIdentify and eliminate bottlenecks across the software delivery lifecycle, including source code integration, compilation, dependency resolution, testing, artifact publishing, deployment, and release validation.\nDrive measurable improvements in build and pipeline execution times, feedback cycles, deployment frequency, release lead time, and overall developer productivity.\nAnalyze pipeline execution data, failure patterns, resource utilization, and workflow dependencies to identify root causes and prioritize high-impact improvements.\nEmbed security controls and compliance requirements throughout the CI/CD lifecycle, ensuring that security is integrated into development and delivery workflows rather than treated as a separate activity.\nDefine and implement automated security scanning and policy enforcement, including static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), secret detection, infrastructure-as-code scanning, container scanning, and dynamic testing where applicable.\nIntegrate software bill of materials (SBOM) generation, artifact signing, provenance, dependency verification, and software supply chain security controls into build and release processes.\nEstablish secure pipeline architecture and access controls, including secrets management, least-privilege permissions, protected deployment environments, and controlled access to build infrastructure.\nImplement policy-as-code and automated compliance validation to enforce engineering standards and security requirements consistently across delivery pipelines.\nPartner with security, compliance, and infrastructure stakeholders to address vulnerabilities, reduce delivery risks, and improve auditability and traceability.\nTechnical Leadership and Engineering Standards\nLead by example in establishing engineering standards, complex code review guidelines, reusable implementation patterns, and high-quality automation practices.\nOwn the design and architecture of CI/CD solutions and influence the broader software engineering architecture to support long-term scalability and maintainability.\nDefine technical approaches for complex assignments where requirements, constraints, or implementation paths are not clearly established.\nTranslate business and engineering objectives into technical strategies, architecture proposals, epics, stories, and measurable engineering outcomes.\nCollaborate with development, quality engineering, security, product, infrastructure, and operations stakeholders to align priorities and resolve cross-functional challenges.\nIntroduce best practices and proven approaches from across engineering teams and the broader industry.\nMentor senior and junior engineers in CI/CD architecture, DevSecOps, automation design, troubleshooting, testing methodologies, and continuous improvement.\nInfluence technical decisions through design reviews, architecture discussions, technical documentation, and evidence-based recommendations without relying on formal people-management authority.\nProblem Solving and Dealing with Ambiguity\nDefine technical strategies and implementation approaches for complex problems involving multiple systems, dependencies, platforms, and stakeholder requirements.\nWork with product and engineering stakeholders to clarify ambiguous requirements and identify practical, scalable solutions.\nBalance short-term delivery needs with long-term architectural improvements, maintainability, security, and operational risk.\nIndependently prioritize and manage multiple complex initiatives while adapting to changing business and technical priorities.\nApproach recurring issues as opportunities to improve system design, automation, reliability, and engineering processes.\nMake informed technical decisions using data, experimentation, engineering judgment, and a clear understanding of customer and business impact.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.\nExtensive, demonstrable experience in software engineering, CI/CD engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, or software delivery platform engineering.\nExpert-level knowledge of CI/CD architecture, build automation, release engineering, deployment automation, and software delivery lifecycle optimisation.\nThe targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:\nPoland - Warsaw Office WAO : 285,000 - 427,000 PLN / Annual\nOur pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.\nThe targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.\nEquinix Benefits\nAs an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.\nEmployee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.\n\nCore Benefits - Pension: You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension, known as PPK, a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for withdrawal on retirement. Private Medical Insurance: You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice, flexibility, and access to specialist care for short-term illness or injury and so on. Life and Accident Insurance: Equinix provides Life and Accident Insurance cover for its employees which you can enroll in. Other Benefits and Perks - Employees have the option to select and use from a wide range of other benefits including: Annual Leaves, Flex Wallet (flexible spending account), Multi-sport Card, Lunch Pass Card, Discount Portal, statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working, corrective glasses reimbursement), and paid and unpaid leaves in line with local market practices and regulatory requirements. More details on eligibility and rules for leaves are in Equinix's HR policies. Eligibility and contribution requirements apply to some benefits, in line with company policy. Benefits are subject to specific plan/program or insurer terms and conditions, including changes at Equinix's discretion. Equinix will be compliant will regulatory requirements on benefits and leaves.\nEquinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, please let us know by completing this form.\nEquinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.\nWe use artificial intelligence in our hiring process. 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