Senior Associate Software Engineer, Connectivity Platform

Equinix

Senior Associate Software Engineer on Equinix Fabric team contributing to the development of a CaaS platform. Collaborating with engineers to enhance global connectivity solutions.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRedwood City • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90,000 - $163,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQLSpring

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement and maintain production backend services using Java and Spring following established architectural patterns
Develop RESTful services and business logic using Spring frameworks
Write efficient database queries and perform basic schema design under guidance from senior engineers
Write unit and integration tests using standard Java testing frameworks
Follow coding standards, best practices, and secure development guidelines
Contribute to product features from implementation through release, under the guidance of senior engineers
Help diagnose and resolve defects by analyzing logs, metrics, and runtime behavior
Gain familiarity with customer use cases and platform SLAs
Implement REST APIs following existing API contracts and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
Assist with integrations between internal services and external cloud partners (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Work with containerized microservices in Kubernetes and Docker environments
Learn to operate and troubleshoot systems that are high-throughput and low-latency in nature
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and QA to deliver features on time
Clearly communicate implementation details, questions, and issues within the team
Participate in code reviews as both author and reviewer.

Requirements

What you’ll need

2–3 years of professional software development experience
Experience contributing to production systems in a team environment
Exposure to backend or platform engineering is a plus
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field or equivalent practical experience
Good understanding of networking concepts and the OSI model
Familiarity with cloud networking fundamentals or interest in learning them
Experience using Docker; introductory experience with Kubernetes is a plus
Exposure to messaging systems (e.g., Kafka or similar) is a plus
Working knowledge of relational databases and/or NoSQL data stores
Understanding of basic trade-offs between performance, consistency, and availability
Experience building or consuming REST APIs
Familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications is preferred
Understanding of clean code principles and version control (Git).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpringRESTful servicesunit testingintegration testingdatabase queriesOpenAPISwaggerDockerKubernetes

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcode reviewteamwork