Job Summary

Equinix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join the CIM team within the Digital and Innovation organization. This organization is responsible for delivering end-to-end observability for infrastructure and IBX environments.

The role focuses on the design, development, and operation of scalable, cloud-based platforms and products. The ideal candidate will bring strong, hands-on expertise in full stack & Agentic AI development, cloud-native technologies, Agile methodologies, and DevSecOps practices while working effectively in a globally distributed engineering environment.

The successful candidate will:

• Design and build AI-default, scalable, highly available enterprise platforms
• Operate in a DevSecOps environment with a strong, quality-first mindset
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams and product stakeholders
• Demonstrate ownership, curiosity, and a strong customer focus
• Contribute to architecture, peer reviews, and operational excellence

Responsibilities

Solution Development and Architecture

• Work closely with Product Management and stakeholders to build effective business solutions
• Deliver solutions aligned with architectural principles and guidelines
• Design and develop highly available, scalable, secure, concurrent, and data-intensive distributed applications
• Develop microservices and RESTful APIs aligned with industry standards

DevOps and Operational Excellence

• Operate within a DevSecOps environment using a quality-first approach
• Participate in design reviews and peer code reviews
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues while maintaining compliance with service-level agreements (SLAs)
• Investigate and evaluate emerging technologies and engineering practices

Agile Collaboration

• Participate in backlog refinement and sprint activities with Product Owners
• Work effectively within a globally distributed development team
• Operate with minimal supervision while maintaining strong accountability

Overall Profile of the Ideal Candidate

This role is best suited to a highly hands-on senior engineer who:

• Enjoys full-stack and cloud-native engineering
• Has strong experience with microservices and distributed systems
• Can contribute across architecture, development, operations, and production support
• Is comfortable working in modern DevSecOps environments
• Balances technical depth with strong collaboration and communication skills
• Thrives in fast-moving enterprise platform teams

Qualifications

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Five or more years of software engineering experience
• Five or more years of strong Java development experience