Staff Engineer, Product Software

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 240+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

At Equinix, we help the world’s digital leaders scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences, and transform people’s lives. Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. 

We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills, and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment. that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Job Summary

Equinix is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our sustainability team. The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, and operations of the platform/product for customers to meet their sustainability goals. The ideal candidate will have experience with Java development, cloud-based application development, and Agile-scrum methodology. You will be responsible for crafting, designing, developing, and operating intuitive and visually spectacular user interfaces for our software products. 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

• Responsible for solving and fixing production issues with SLA compliance
• Work in a Globally Distributed Development team environment with minimal supervision
• Participate in continuous grooming in collaboration with the Product Owner
• Work with Product Management and other key stakeholders to develop effective and efficient business solutions in sustainability
• Responsible for operating in a DevSecOps environment with quality first attitude
• Develop User Interface, Microservices & Restful APIs in line with industry standards
• Responsible for Investigating, analyzing, and evaluating new technologies
• Participate in the design & peer code review process
• Responsible for hands-on design and development of highly available, scalable, secure, data-intensive, concurrent, globally distributed applications
• Responsible for delivering solutions that meet business objectives in alignment with architectural principles & guidelines

Qualifications

• Expertise in data modeling and relational design using RDBMS and NoSQL such as Redis, MongoDB
• Knowledge of Micro front-end (MFE) architecture
• Experience using a public cloud like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Must have strong skills in enterprise Java technology stack including JEE, Spring Boot, JPA/Spring Data, REST APIs, Swagger, maven, Hibernate ORM, JUnit, TestNG and stress testing tools such as JMeter/Load Runner
• Experience with user-centered design methodologies and usability testing
• Experience with front-end frameworks such as React or Angular
• Experience in building user interfaces using React is highly desirable but not required
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related web technologies
• Hands-on experience with Agile-scrum methodology and Test-driven development
• Knowledge of UI design principles and best practices
• Strong computer programming foundation with knowledge of Data Structures, Concurrency, Algorithms, Design Patterns, and Best Practices
• Bachelor's or master's degree or equivalent with 5+ years of experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field of education
• Excellent communication, organization, and presentation skills
• Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility and web accessibility standards
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Istio
• Good knowledge of Agile/Scrum, continuous integration, and deployment
• 5+ years of strong Java development experience

Successful candidate will

• Demonstrate the "Step up, Speak Up" value to challenge the status quo when needed
• Have an attitude of putting the "Customer at the center of everything."
• Be a standout colleague with a "We before Me" demeanor who is persistent, creative, and driven to achieve results relentlessly
• Show pride in ownership and strive for excellence in undertakings
• Be an "Energy Supplier" who gets the team around them to excel
• Exhibit a high curiosity growth mindset and will keep tabs on the latest trends & technologies to "Find a Better Way" and "Keep Growing."

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability. If you need assistance in applying for an open position, you may send an email to [email protected]. Please provide your contact information and let us know how we can assist you.

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.