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Job Summary

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, operating data centers across the globe. Platform Equinix helps the world's digital leaders scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver extraordinary experiences, and transform people's lives.
 

Equinix is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our team.

The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, and operations of the platform/product for customers to meet their goals. The ideal candidate will have experience with Java development, cloud-based application development, and Agile-scrum methodology. The candidate will be responsible for operating in a DevOps environment and working with a globally distributed development team with minimal supervision. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and organization skills and a customer-focused attitude. They will be a great teammate, demonstrate high curiosity, and be driven to get results relentlessly.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Management and other key stakeholders to develop effective and efficient business solutions

• Responsible for delivering solutions that meet business objectives in alignment with architectural principles & guidelines

• Responsible for developing architecture in alignment with product and enterprise architecture principles & guidelines

• Responsible for hands-on design and development of highly available, scalable, secure, data-intensive, concurrent, globally distributed applications

• Develop Microservices & RESTful APIs in line with industry standards

• Responsible for operating in a DevSecOps environment with quality first attitude.

• Participate in the design & peer code review process

• Responsible for solving and fixing production issues with SLA compliance

• Participate in continuous grooming in collaboration with the Product Owner

• Work in a Globally Distributed Development team environment with minimal supervision

• Responsible for Investigating, analyzing, and evaluating new technologies

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent with 8+ years of experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field of education

• Strong computer programming foundation with knowledge of Data Structures, Concurrency, Algorithms, Design Patterns, and Best Practices

• 8+ years of strong Java development experience

• Must have strong skills in enterprise Java technology stack including JEE, Spring Boot, JPA/Spring Data, REST APIs, Swagger, maven, Hibernate ORM, JUnit, and stress testing tools such as JMeter/Load Runner

• Expertise in data modeling and relational design using RDBMS and NoSQL such as Redis, MongoDB, Cassandra etc.

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Istio

• Experience using a public cloud like AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Hands-on experience with Agile-scrum methodology and Test-driven development

• Experience in building user interfaces using React is highly desirable but not required

• Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills

• Good knowledge of Agile/Scrum, continuous integration, and deployment

Successful candidate will

• "Keep Customer at the Center" of everything they do

• “Foster Belonging” and “Create Clarity Always” for their team and all stakeholders

• “Adapt With Speed" to the evolving landscape of opportunities and risks and "Take Accountability" of the outcomes

• Exhibit a high curiosity growth mindset and will keep tabs on the latest trends & technologies to drive innovation

• Show pride in ownership and strive for excellence

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.