Senior Principal Engineer, Product Software

Equinix

Senior Principal Engineer leading full‑stack software architecture for Equinix’s core product. Driving engineering maturity and operational excellence across platforms and applications with technical leadership.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $360,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoJavaKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set and model a high bar for technical excellence, fostering a culture of quality, innovation, transparency, and continuous improvement
Lead the adoption and evolution of platform engineering, infrastructure, and DevSecOps practices
Champion developer productivity and experience, including the vision for internal developer platforms
Partner with product and engineering teams to define and evolve full‑stack development practices aligned with business strategy and growth
Provide architectural leadership through collaboration and influence to ensure scalable, coherent platforms and clear boundaries between platform and application responsibilities
Collaborate cross‑functionally to integrate risk awareness and operational resilience into the development lifecycle
Mentor and guide principal and senior principal engineers, supporting growth, alignment, and technical excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

Demonstrated ability to inspire, influence, and lead high‑performing engineering teams
Inclusive leadership approach with strong collaboration and communication skills
10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant technical leadership
Proven success designing, building, and operating large‑scale platforms
Strong experience in full‑stack software architecture and modern infrastructure
Deep knowledge of DevSecOps, including automation, CI/CD, containerization, cloud infrastructure, and AI‑enabled workflows
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals and problem‑solving principles
Experience designing and operating APIs, with familiarity with Kubernetes and identity technologies
Experience with frontend technologies and an understanding of tradeoffs in an API‑first architecture
Strong experience with Go and/or Java, and the ability and desire to learn new technologies
Experience applying AI agents in software development environments to improve engineering efficiency or quality.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
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.
Core Benefits - Pension: You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension, known as PPK, a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for withdrawal on retirement.
Private Medical Insurance: You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice, flexibility, and access to specialist care for short-term illness or injury and so on.
Life and Accident Insurance: Equinix provides Life and Accident Insurance cover for its employees which you can enroll in.
Other Benefits and Perks: Employees have the option to select and use from a wide range of other benefits including: Annual Leaves, Flex Wallet (flexible spending account), Multi-sport Card, Lunch Pass Card, Discount Portal, statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working, corrective glasses reimbursement), and paid and unpaid leaves in line with local market practices and regulatory requirements.

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-stack software architectureDevSecOpsautomationCI/CDcontainerizationcloud infrastructureAPIsKubernetesGoJava

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentoringinfluenceproblem-solvinginspirationinclusive leadershiptechnical excellencecross-functional collaboration