Senior Staff Software Engineer

Overview

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Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.

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.

About The Team & Mission : We’re the Software Network Engineering team, Equinix’s orchestration and telemetry platform for network resources. Our mission is to empower customers to run enterprise operations on their preferred hardware while managing devices with ease — enabling streamlined deployments in weeks (not months), seamless Fabric and Internet access, and API-driven network management for a more efficient, scalable future. We deliver orchestration and telemetry through well-defined API boundaries, ensuring reliability, scalability, and interoperability — all in service of Equinix Digital Services’ goals.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and enhance software networking features for the Kairos / Catalyst platform.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to introduce new capabilities for our customers.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Build distributed, scalable, and highly available services with clean APIs.
• Drive simplicity, reliability, and maintainability in production systems.
• Set and champion development and operational best practices.
• Contribute directly to code while influencing long-term technical direction.
• Continuously improve our software development lifecycle, tools, and processes.
• Communicate and document clearly in a remote-first environment.
• Participate in on-call rotations for the services you help build.

What You Bring

Why Join Us?

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.

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.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

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