Staff 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. Staff Engineer, Product SoftwareJob SummaryWorks with product teams, analysts and other engineers to design systems and application software, and mentor junior members of the team. ResponsibilitiesAs a key member of the Equinix Product Engineering function you will be involved in the software development life cycle with a focus on delivering solutions for Interconnection product systemsWork in a globally distributed development team environment with minimal supervisionHands-on Architecture, Design, Development, Automation Testing & Support of Software Products and Solutions Interact 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 detailed user stories & prepare scheduleIntegrate software product(s) with other systems, test interfaces, and manage version control 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 standardsParticipate in Design & Peer Code Review process Provides status reports to management & team leads and help with release management planning Breaking down the big features and user stories into granular components and development tasks considering different geo-locations Prioritizing and parallelizing the tasks in-hand and dealing with ad-hoc requests QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of professional software development experience Professional Experience architecting, building, deploying, and maintaining customer facing applications at scale in an innovative engineering environment Strong programming foundation with knowledge in Data Structures, Algorithms and Design PatternsMinimum 3+ years Full-stack expertise in application design & development with Java technologies with knowledge of Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Message Queues & Workflow Engines with layered-microservices architectureMinimum of 6+ years expertise on writing Test Automation scripts using Karate & Cypress DevSecOps mindset to improve CICD using GitHub Actions and review DORA metrics to improve processes and consistently write fully secure codeKnowledge on NexusIQ, SonarQube, Sonar Linting, DAST scans, DDoS attacks, Defensive Coding & Penetration Testing conceptsNice to have 2+ years of experience with JavaScript, ReactJS, and HTML5/CSS3 Experience with database & caching technologies (Postgres, Oracle, Redis and Timeseries Databases) Hands-on experience with continuous integration and delivery using public cloud such as AWS, Azure or GCP and container technologies such as Docker, Rancher, etc. Experience in architecting and building large scale systems using scale-out architecture that require high availability, performance, high scalability, and multi-tenancyEquinix 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.