Senior Associate Engineer, Product Software

Senior Associate Engineer, Product SoftwareEquinix 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​The Product Software team at Equinix builds next-generation software products and architecture for our Equinix software platform and services offerings. We are looking for engineers responsible for developing consistent APIs with microservices. Your primary responsibility will be to develop the platform, and to collaborate with product owner and. Thus, a commitment to problem solving, good design, and product quality is essential. You will work closely with engineers, architects and product managers.ResponsibilitiesUnderstand the WHY and enrich the specification to create a solution which delights customersDesign, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable codeEnsure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applicationsIdentify bottlenecks and bugs, and devise solutions to these problemsEnsure excellent code quality, and automation.Solve high severity production issues on prioritySkillsProficient in Java or any other programming language with a good knowledge of its ecosystemsGood understanding of object-oriented programming, design and architectural patterns, RESTful interfacesAbility to develop API Endpoints with security and best practices in mindSkill for writing clean, reusable codeKnowledge of concurrency and design patternsExperience with databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle DBUnderstanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable applicationImplementing unit testsProficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GitFamiliarity with build tools such as Maven and GradleFamiliarity with continuous integrationNice to have React, and NodeJS to build out full stack web applications (TypeScript knowledge preferred)Thoughtful about UI/UX and skilled at communicating those thoughts in a positive, collaborative wayA passion for collaboration, and a desire to learn, teach, and grow beyond the current edges of your skillsQualificationsExperience in building apps, preferably on Java stackUnderstanding of design patterns, algorithms and data structuresExperience in Cloud technologies (i.e. AWS)Articulation of a solution and its benefits / shortcoming with alternativesCapability to learn something new everydayAbility to transition between programming languages and tool setsAbility to share your ideasEquinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability.  If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation, you may send an email to accommodations@equinix.com. 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.Visit our Career page here to understand about Equinix COVID-19 Vaccine Policy.