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About the Role

Equinix is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to build easy-to-operate, reliable, and high-performing applications and networking software for their next-generation networking platform. This role involves working on highly scalable and reliable systems, participating in software design and operationalization, and focusing on building networking services through network-adjacent virtualized compute platforms. The position offers a significant opportunity to impact Equinix's global networks and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Software development towards designing an ecosystem of software services to extend Equinix’s networking services through a network-adjacent virtualized compute platform
Design and manage networking software services in highly concurrent, scalable, distributed transactional systems
Aligning technical design of software systems with business outcomes to ensure our software services meet customer SLAs
Contribute and lead the team to set up CICD pipelines with solid unit tests and integration tests to help deliver code from commit to deployment in minutes with confidence
Develop an observability strategy for our software services
Work with the team for constant improvement of system performance and scale using system profiling tools and stress testing techniques
Help identify technical debt and drive continual improvement of our software quality
Contribute to next-generation networking proof-of-concept projects in close collaboration with cross functional teams to deliver tangible outcomes that guide new technology investments and implementation decisions to evolve the network technology stack
Partner with support and operations teams to ensure proper operationalization and support of our software in Production
Drive a culture of innovation, excellence & collaboration with other business functions
Participate in designing and improving incident management processes and collaborating with the team in troubleshooting strategies and fixing production issues in a timely manner
Participate in an on-call rotation (when we get software into Production)

Requirements

7-10 years experience in software development, preferably building & operating highly reliable distributed systems
Bachelor’s/Master's degree in computer science or relevant engineering field or equivalent industry experience
Experience in building software defined multi-tenant networking platforms at scale using cloud-native networking technologies and ecosystems
Deep understanding of L2/L3 networking protocols and concepts (BGP, EVP-LAN, IPSEC, etc)
Experience in working with network management protocols: gRPC, Netconf
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, or other open-source alternatives
Experience with public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) services and technologies
Expertise in automating deployments of applications into Kubernetes on x86 deployments
Experience with open source and networking technologies, ecosystems, communities and industry forums such the Linux Foundation
Good understanding of application development stack
Substantive track record with Golang programming language
Experience in leading and mentoring a team of developers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software
Excellent writing and verbal communications skills from engineering to executive

Skills

Golang
gRPC
Netconf
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
GCP
Azure
L2/L3 networking protocols
BGP
EVP-LAN
IPSEC

Location

United States - Dallas
United States - Redwood City
United States - Tampa
United States - New York City
Canada - Toronto

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior Staff

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant engineering field
Master's degree in computer science or relevant engineering field
Equivalent industry experience

Salary/Compensations

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 136,000 - 204,000 USD / Annual
United States - Redwood City Office GHQ : 163,000 - 245,000 USD / Annual
United States - Tampa Office TAO : 136,000 - 204,000 USD / Annual
United States - New York City Office NYO1 : 150,000 - 224,000 USD / Annual
Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 131,000 - 181,000 CAD / Annual

Benefits

Employee Assistance Program
Insurance: health, life, disability and voluntary plans
Retirement plan contributions
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
Healthcare coverage
Retirement or savings plans: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA)
Vacation and Personal Time

About the Company

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.
Equinix operates 280+ data centers across the globe and provides interconnections to all the key clouds and networks.
Equinix Internet Exchange is the world's largest Internet Exchange while Equinix Fabric has the largest market share in Software Defined Interconnection.

Equal Opportunity

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability.
Equinix 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.