Staff Engineer, Product Software
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 28, 2026.
Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, lifeand planet.
A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity toshape their future.
Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers-because progress starts with fresh ideas. 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
Equinix Software Architecture & Engineering team is on a mission to help build Equinix’s next-generation interconnection and SDN platform - Equinix internet Exchange. We are looking for excellent software engineers with a product-building mindset to join this team to build a next-generation SDN-based platform.
Responsibilities
As a key member of the Equinix Product Engineering function, you will be involved in the software development life cycle and focus on delivering solutions for Interconnection product systems
Work in a globally distributed development team environment with minimal supervision
Hands-on Architecture, Design, Development, Automation Testing & Support of Software Products and Solutions
Interact with stakeholder(s) to understand and document the product feature(s)
Provides the level of effort (LOE) for the product backlog. Works with technical project managers and product management teams to define detailed user stories and prepare a schedule
Integrate software product(s) with other systems, test interfaces, and manage version control
Assist in the analysis & evaluation of new technologies to meet the demand for the product roadmap and technology platform goals
Help in the evaluation and recommendation of appropriate technologies for product features and the platform
Advocate and follow best design and development practices, adhering to Engineering standards
Participate in the Design & Peer Code Review process
Provides status reports to management & team leads and helps with release management planning
Breaking down the big features and user stories into granular components and development tasks considering different geo-locations
Prioritizing and parallelizing the tasks in hand and dealing with ad-hoc requests
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 4+ years of professional software development experience
Professional Experience: architecting, building, deploying, and maintaining customer-facing applications at scale in an innovative engineering environment
Strong programming foundation with knowledge in Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design Patterns
Minimum 3+ years of backend expertise in application design & development with Java technologies, with knowledge of Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Message Queues & Workflow Engines with layered-microservices architecture
Minimum of 2+ years of expertise in writing Test Automation scripts using Karate & Cypress
Use a DevSecOps mindset to improve CICD using GitHub Actions and review DORA metrics to improve processes and consistently write fully secure code
Knowledge on NexusIQ, SonarQube, Sonar Linting, DAST scans, DDoS attacks, Defensive Coding & Penetration Testing concepts
Experience with database & caching technologies (Postgres, Oracle, Redis, and Timeseries Databases)
- Experience in architecting and building large-scale systems using a scale-out architecture that requires high availability, performance, high scalability, and multi-tenancy
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