Principal Engineer, Product Software

Equinix • Redwood City, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Who are we? 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 tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective. 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. Job Summary We are seeking a Principal Engineer for the Product Software team at Equinix to help build next-generation software products and architecture for our Equinix infrastructure software platform. Your primary responsibility will be to architect, design and develop platform services, and to collaborate with partner teams to understand their requirements and usage patterns. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, system design, and product quality is essential. You will work closely with product engineering, architects and product managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of engineering experience with strong depth in distributed systems, API platforms, and cloud-native development (Java, Golang, or equivalent)
• Proven experience in designing and operating microservice architecture at scale
• Deep understanding of data modeling, domain-driven design, and API lifecycle management
• Deep expertise in cloud technologies
• Knowledge of Container orchestration, Workflow orchestration, Networking
• Excellent communication skills; able to influence at multiple levels of the organization
• Operate as a “system thinker” – simplifying complexity across architecture and tools
• Be a talent multiplier who gets the team around them to excel
• Be persistent, creative and driven to get results relentlessly
• Exhibit a strong backbone to challenge the status quo, when needed
• Stay curious, experiment with emerging technologies, and continuously raise the engineering bar
• Show pride of ownership and strive for excellence in everything undertaken
• Work effectively across time zones

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership Participate in the technical strategy for modular, event-driven, and scalable microservices that power enterprise-grade workflows
• Develop reusable frameworks and self-service platforms for onboarding, configuration, and lifecycle management
• Champion design principles that balance innovation, maintainability, observability, and operational excellence
• 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 hybrid-first environment
• Build distributed, scalable, and highly available services with simple APIs
• Set and champion development and operational best practices
• Engineering Excellence Lead by example—building reliable, secure, and observable systems with strong performance SLAs
• Establish best practices for API-first development, automated testing, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery
• Partner with product managers to translate business intent into technical outcomes that scale globally
• Mentorship and Influence Serve as a mentor and technical coach, raising the level of engineering maturity across teams
• Cultivate an engineering culture grounded in curiosity, experimentation, and craftsmanship
• Advocate for pragmatic innovation—balancing long-term platform health with short-term delivery needs

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal