[Hiring] Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software @Equinix

Role Description

This role will be joining a platform team dedicated to expanding Equinix compute offerings. We build and maintain a platform to incorporate virtualization and advanced networking to offer our customers a highly reliable service to consume Equinix Digital Services. This project also paves the way for future opportunities as we evaluate potential products to meet our growing customer needs. As a Senior Staff Engineer, you’ll work with product teams and other engineers to design systems and application software, and mentor junior team members. This position is part of the Infrastructure organization, with a mission to bring cloud-like access to Equinix’s platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain a new platform for high-performance networking and compute.
• Closely collaborate with Product Management and internal stakeholders to ensure good product-market fit and direction.
• Foster an efficient build-it and run-it culture, blurring the lines between operations and development, continuously reducing time to improve customer outcomes.
• Facilitate cross-stakeholder discussions to ensure alignment on compute platform requirements and design trade-offs, while considering performance, scalability, and reliability factors.
• Bring passion, enthusiasm, peer review and mentorship, and a positive attitude to the team.
• Model great engineering by writing efficient and secure code while constructively reviewing that of your peers and maintaining a high bar.

Qualifications

• Recent and proficient experience with Golang (Go) and Python and API development.
• Strong experience in building and operating highly reliable distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of building and operating containerization technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, CSI, and CNI.
• Uncompromising in implementing CI/CD for any code deployed beyond your laptop.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve distributed system issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey findings, recommendations, and technical details to various stakeholders.
• Continuous learning mindset and willingness to stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Have worked in a globally distributed team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Linux concepts such as PCI devices, kernel capabilities, and QEMU virtualization.
• Solid understanding of Network Function Virtualization (NFV), networking protocols, DPDK and/or VPP.

Compensation

• United States - Other posted locations not specifically listed: 136,000 - 204,000 USD / Annual.
• United States - CA Non-Bay Area, AK, CT, DC, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, VA, WA: 150,000 - 224,000 USD / Annual.
• United States - CA Bay Area: 163,000 - 245,000 USD / Annual.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
• US Benefits:
  • Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.
  • Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future.
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits.