Staff Software Engineer

Equinix is one of the fastest growing data centre companies, growing connectivity between clients worldwide. That’s why we're always looking for creative and forward-thinking people who can help us achieve our goal of global interconnection. With 200 data centres in over 24 countries spanning across 5 continents, we are home to the Cloud, supporting over 1000 Cloud and IT services companies that are directly engaged in technological innovation and development. We are passionate about further evolving the specific areas of software development, software and network architecture, network operations and complex cloud and application solutions. 

At Equinix, we make the internet work faster, better, and more reliably. We hire talented people who thrive on solving hard problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, try new approaches, and grow in new directions. Our culture is at the heart of our success and it’s our authentic, humble, gritty people who create The Magic of Equinix. We share a real passion for winning and put the customer at the centre of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on Design, Coding, Testing & Support of Software applications & module(s)

• Develop & Test Integration solution(s) per standard practice(s) and procedures based on the software engineering design.

• Consistently produce maintainable, high quality code independently

• Write high quality code that meets software engineering standards of performance, security, and resiliency

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

• Interact with stakeholder(s) to understand and document the product feature(s).

• Develop unit test plans, test suites, and execute

• Help Integrate software product(s) with other systems, test interfaces, and manage version control

• Maintain and contribute to the user and developer documentation

• Solve bugs, engage in trouble shooting, and interact with the internal developer community

• Assist in analysis & evaluation of new technologies to meet demand for product roadmap and technology platform goals

• Help in evaluation and recommendation of appropriate technologies for product features and platform

• Advocate and Follow best design and development practices adhering to Engineering standards.

• Participate in Design & Peer Code Review process

• Provides status reports and help with release management planning

Required Skills

• Bachelor or master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of professional software development experience

• Solid foundations in Computer systems, data structure, algorithms, and design patterns

• Solid understand of Cloud-native principles and it’s implementation (including Microservices, Containers, DevOps, Security)

• 6+ years of hands-on programming experience in building real world systems with at least one of the languages – JavaScript / Java / Go

• 3+ years of experience in hands-on design & development of programming interfaces (APIs)

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in SQL & NO-Sql database design & development

• Hands-on experience in any of the industry leading API Platforms like MuleSoft, Tibco, Apigee is a plus

• Cloud Developer Certifications in major clouds like AWS, Google, Microsoft or Oracle is a plus

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to collaborate with team members and communicates clear resolutions.

Successful candidate will

• Be a talent multiplier who gets the team around them to excel

• Be persistent, creative, and driven to get results relentlessly

• Appreciate diverse thoughts in the team & be inclusive

• Show pride of ownership and strive for excellence in everything undertaken

Equinix is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.​