Senior Staff Engineer, Equinix

Product Software

$143-235k

+ Bonus

Python
Linux
Go
C++
C
Rust
Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Redwood City, CA

Equinix

Digital infrastructure company

Job no longer available

Equinix

Digital infrastructure company

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Job no longer available

$143-235k

+ Bonus

Python
Linux
Go
C++
C
Rust
Senior level
San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Redwood City, CA

1001+ employees

B2BCommunicationSaaSCloud Computing

Company mission

To provide finance, manufacturing, transport, government, and healthcare organizations a cloud-first world.

Role

Who you are

  • Do you want to write the next chapter in Hybrid Multi-Cloud Networking? Are you passionate & familiar with the developer communities and contributing to open-source software? Then we are looking for you!
  • 5+ years of experience or related experience in designing and building highly redundant network infrastructure for campus networks with an emphasis on IPv4 and IPv6, IP Routing, RIB/FIB, BGP and PBR, IP and BGP routing to CSPs, Zero Trust, SDN and Cloud Networking
  • 5+ years of experience or related experience applying network and security principles within a cloud infrastructure deployment
  • Familiarity with APIs and designing solutions to leverage interfaces to build network automation or capabilities such as dashboarding or monitoring
  • A deep understanding of OSI Layer and its application
  • Strong track record of delivering resilient network systems and services with a focus on delivering amazing experiences for end users
  • Strong hands-on technical skills. Can drill deep into the complex network system design and implementation when needed
  • Comfortable programming in languages such as Go, Python, C/C++, Rust, is ideal
  • DevOps mindset to improve CICD using GitHub Actions and review DORA metrics to improve processes

What the job involves

  • Work in a globally distributed development team on Hybrid Multi-cloud Networking open-source software
  • Cultivate Equinix’s open-source presence and reputation in open-source organizations, standards bodies and more like Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Linux Foundation, etc. Interact with stakeholder(s) to understand and document the product feature(s)
  • Provides a level of effort (LOE) for the product backlog. Work with technical project managers and product management teams to define a schedule
  • Assist in the analysis & evaluation of new technologies to meet the demand for product roadmap and technology platform goals
  • Help in the evaluation and recommendation of appropriate technologies for product features and platform
  • Advocate and follow best design and development practices adhering to Engineering standards
  • Prioritizing and parallelizing the tasks in hand and dealing with ad-hoc requests

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.

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Top investors

Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (1 round)

Dec 1999

$280m

LATE VC

Total funding: $280m

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 values

  • Seek something bigger - Come drive meaningful change as part of the world’s trusted, leading digital infrastructure company. Together, our work enables innovation that enriches our work, life and planet
  • Challenge assumptions - Bring your unique perspectives and contributions to help us make bold decisions, become aware of biases and remove any barriers that still exist
  • Want to unlock your potential - Achieve, learn, adapt and be comfortable building a fulfilling career. We are here to help you unlock your potential

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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