Senior Associate Engineer, Product Software

Who are we?Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 250 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.  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. Senior Associate Engineer, Product SoftwareJob SummaryDevelops new software. Develops and directs software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation.ResponsibilitiesWork in a globally distributed development team on Hybrid Multi-Cloud NetworkingDevelop Terraform Plans, Ansible scripts to provision the infrastructure on Azure, AWS, GCP, etc. and make it open source to help communityAutomate and Test Terraform scripts using Golang, Terratest frameworkDevelop and maintain API Test automation frameworkDesign, build and coordinate an automated build & release CI/CD process using GHACultivate Equinix’s open-source presence and reputation in open-source organizations, standards bodies and more like Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Linux Foundation, etc. Interact with stakeholder(s) to understand and document the product feature(s)Hands-on Architecture, Design, Development, Automation Testing & Support of Software Products and SolutionsInteract with stakeholder(s) to understand and document the product feature(s)Provides level of effort (LOE) for product backlog. Work with technical project managers and product management teams to define scheduleAssist in the analysis & evaluation of new technologies to meet the demand for product roadmap and technology platform goalsHelp in the evaluation and recommendation of appropriate technologies for product features and platformAdvocate and follow best design and development practices adhering to Engineering standardsPrioritizing and parallelizing the tasks in hand and dealing with ad-hoc requestsQualifications Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 3+ years of professional software development experienceMinimum 1+ years of expertise in Go, Terraform Providers, CLI, Ansible, Python,PulumiMinimum 1+ years of experience in Developing Terraform scriptsMinimum 1+ years of hands-on experience in testing Terraform scripts through Go Lang, Terratest, Terragrunt frameworkPreferred experience with setting up Kubernetes (Container Orchestration), Istio (service-mesh), Nginx on Bare-Metal servers using Python, Ansible, CLI, Terraform interfacesHands-on experience with continuous integration and delivery using a public cloud such as AWS, Azure, or GCP and container technologies such as Docker, Rancher, etcExperience with database technologies (NoSQL, SQL and Timeseries Databases)Experience developing and maintaining an API Test automation frameworkExperience with Agile software development practices including Scrum, JIRA, Peer Review, Git and CI/CDStrong programming foundation with knowledge of Data Structures, Algorithms, and Design PatternsGood to have knowledge on OpenAPI specs, SwaggerHub, SDK generation processes through OpenAPI ToolsGood to have experience is API contract testing and Pact frameworkDevOps mindset to improve CICD using GitHub Actions (GHA)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.