Hybrid Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Senior Staff Engineer developing software networking features for Equinix’s digital infrastructure company. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and driving technical innovation in network operations.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and enhance software networking features
  • 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 simple 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 our services

Requirements

  • Strong software-defined networking experience
  • Expertise in building resilient, automated, production-ready network software
  • Experience with technologies like VRF, VxLAN, VRRP, BGP, EVPN, gNMI
  • Proficiency in designing distributed services with APIs (gRPC/HTTP)
  • Hands-on experience with Go or other modern programming languages
  • CI/CD expertise and a passion for test automation and fast feedback loops
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized environments
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to solve complex problems
  • Proven ability to evaluate and adjust priorities in a dynamic environment
  • Comfortable working in a team with shared codebases
  • Familiarity with Agile practices and tools (Scrum, Jira, Git, peer review, CI/CD pipelines)

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.

Job title

Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$118,000 - $194,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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