Senior Software Engineer (Principal)

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet. 

A place where tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective.

Help us challenge assumptions, uncover bias, and remove barriers—because progress starts with fresh ideas. You’ll find belonging, purpose, and a team that welcomes you—because when you feel valued, you’re empowered to do your best work.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly experienced and forward-thinking Senior Software Engineer to help design, build, and scale a mission-critical platform that orchestrates and manages the activities required to keep our data centers delivering customer outcomes on time and operating at peak efficiency.

This platform is at the heart of our operational excellence—ensuring seamless coordination of complex workflows, high reliability, and real-time visibility into data center operations.

As a senior technical leader, you will drive architecture, lead engineering excellence, and shape the future of our distributed systems at scale.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of highly scalable, distributed enterprise systems.
• Build and evolve a workflow orchestration platform to coordinate and manage complex operational processes across data centers.
• Design systems focused on high availability, resilience, observability, and performance at scale .
• Develop robust, cloud-native services using Java, Spring Boot, and React .
• Create and optimize event-driven architectures leveraging Kafka and modern orchestration frameworks (e.g., Temporal preferred ).
• Architect and implement solutions on AWS , including containerized environments using EKS .
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, operations, and infrastructure teams to define and deliver system capabilities.
• Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence through best practices, code quality, and design reviews.
• Own end-to-end delivery of features, from concept through deployment and production support.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience building enterprise-grade systems.
• 10+ years of experience in system architecture , with a focus on high scalability and distributed systems.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and React .
• Proven experience designing and operating large-scale, highly available systems .

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with:
  • Workflow orchestration tools ( Temporal strongly preferred )
  • Event streaming platforms ( Kafka )
  • Cloud platforms ( AWS )
  • Databases ( PostgreSQL )
  • Container orchestration ( Kubernetes / EKS )
• Deep understanding of:
  • Microservices architecture
  • Event-driven systems
  • Distributed system design patterns (including consistency, fault tolerance, and scalability)
• Experience building platforms for operational workflows, infrastructure management, or logistics systems .
• Strong knowledge of observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering practices .
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence architectural direction.

What We’re Building

We are building a next-generation orchestration platform that powers the operational backbone of our data centers. This system will:

• Coordinate and manage complex workflows required to deliver customer work on time
• Provide real-time tracking and visibility into operational activities
• Optimize resource utilization and operational efficiency
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and resilience across global infrastructure

This is a high-impact initiative with direct influence on business-critical operations and a unique opportunity to shape the future of data center execution platforms.

Why Join Us

• Work on high-scale, mission-critical systems that directly impact customer delivery.
• Collaborate with top-tier engineers and technical leaders .
• Influence architecture and technology decisions at a platform level .
• Solve complex distributed systems problems in a modern cloud-native stack .

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

United States - Dallas Infomart Office DAI : 155,000 - 233,000 USD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

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

US Benefits: - 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. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.

Equinix 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, please let us know by completing this form .

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. 

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