Staff Engineer, Product Software (Java/Spring Boot & React)

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A place where bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape 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

The Product Software team at Equinix builds next-generation software products and architecture for our Equinix software platform and services offerings. We are looking for engineers responsible for developing consistent APIs with microservices, interacting with multiple consumers and abstracting complex Enterprise Application workflows. Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop platform services, and to collaborate with partner teams to understand their requirements and consumption patterns. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and product quality is essential. You will work closely with product engineering, architects and product managers.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Contribute to the technical strategy and execution for modular, event-driven, and scalable microservices supporting enterprise workflows
• Design and implement reusable frameworks and self-service modules for service onboarding, configuration, and lifecycle management
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate software design, testing, and operations - e.g., AI-assisted code reviews, test generation, and root cause analysis
• Collaborate with senior architects and cross-functional teams on architecture decisions across customer, billing, pricing, and commerce domains
• Promote design practices that improve maintainability, observability, and operational excellence

Engineering Excellence

• Lead by example-building secure, reliable, and observable systems that meet performance and scalability goals
• Implement and advocate best practices for API-first development, CI/CD automation, and DevSecOps
• Partner with product managers and peers to translate business intent into scalable technical solutions
• Contribute to automation and AI-driven monitoring that improves reliability and accelerates problem resolution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable, cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, and React.js.
• Strong experience developing microservices, REST APIs, and distributed systems in production environments.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, software design principles, architectural patterns, and API design.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance optimization.
• Experience building and supporting cloud-based SaaS/PaaS products at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Agile development, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices.
• Experience leveraging Generative AI and AI-assisted development tools to improve software delivery, quality, and engineering productivity.
• Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs, contribute to architecture decisions, and drive solutions from design through production.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Python experience is a plus, particularly in automation, data processing, backend services, or AI-related applications.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Core Technology Stack

Required: Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, React.js, SQL, NoSQL

Preferred: Python, AWS/Azure/GCP, AI/ML or Generative AI experience

Successful candidate will

• Be a talent multiplier who gets the team around them to excel
• Be persistent, creative and driven to get results relentlessly
• Exhibit a strong backbone to challenge the status quo, when needed
• Exhibit a high level of curiosity, keeping abreast of the latest trends & technologies
• Show pride of ownership and strive for excellence in everything undertaken

Equinix 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.

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.