Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software

Equinix

Senior Staff Engineer developing a unified network model to enhance Equinix's data management and operations. Collaborating across teams to improve network reliability and performance.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeDallas • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $136,000 - $204,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaGRPCKubernetesMicroservicesMongoDBNeo4jPrometheusRedis

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Actively participate in the design, development, test, and operation of highly reliable services and software to model network entities and relationships that compose Equinix’s global network
Provide technical guidance and collaborate with stakeholders to identify network data and use cases that can enrich the unified network model to solve critical business problems that increase network reliability, visibility, awareness, and the ability to plan
Develop solutions that leverage data from the unified network model to provide insights that enhance product capabilities for customers, aid operations teams to troubleshoot customer escalations and planning maintenances, and inform capacity planning teams
Facilitate cross-stakeholder discussions to ensure alignment on software requirements and design trade-offs, while considering performance, scalability, and reliability factors
Follow a proactive and collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of unified network model into Equinix Brain with other domains and Network-As-A-Service (NaaS) initiatives
Lead by example through direct contribution, and provide direction in establishing development and operational best practices and standard methodologies
Participate in an on-call rotation

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience developing distributed, scalable, highly available software services using Golang
Background of working for SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, or cloud-based companies with prior experience of designing microservices and systems at scale with a focus on production readiness
Proficient in data management systems and technologies: GCP Spanner, MongoDB, Redis, Neo4J
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, or other open-source alternatives
Experience in working with network management protocols: gRPC, Netconf
Solid understanding of networking concepts, protocols (e.g. ISIS, BGP, BMP, LLDP), and their applications
Strong experience in building & operating highly reliable distributed systems
Proficient in using continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies: Github Actions, ArgoCD
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve distributed system issues
Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field
Excellent coding skills in Golang
Prior experience building a network model or digital twin
Prior experience using AI to make real-time decisions (on the network)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Assistance Program
Health, life, disability, and voluntary insurance plans
Retirement plan contributions
Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
Paid vacation and personal time in Canada

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Hard Skills & Tools

Golangdistributed systemsmicroservicesdata management systemsnetwork management protocolsnetworking conceptscontinuous integrationcontinuous deploymentAI for real-time decisionsbuilding network models

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical skillscollaborationtechnical guidanceleadershipcommunicationcross-stakeholder facilitationproactive approachoperational best practicestroubleshooting