Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software

Senior Staff Engineer, Product Software

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Job Summary  

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Senior Staff Engineer to design and develop highly scalable, performant network applications. The ideal candidate is deeply skilled in Java backend technologies, microservices/event-driven architectures and workflow automation with strong frontend exposure and a passion for best practices. You will play a central role in shaping enterprise-scale solutions for Network Apps within a distributed hybrid team.  

  

Responsibilities 

• Design and architecture for scalable network applications

• Drive best practices (SOLID principles, design patterns, code quality, testing) across the team

• Architect and implement microservice-based, event-driven systems using Java/Spring Boot

• Champion workflow automation using tools like Temporal. Integrate with well-designed business processes and event flows

• Apply event design best practices for Kafka-based messaging and orchestration

• Collaborate on both backend and frontend efforts (Java, Spring, Python, ReactJS) 

• Utilize microfrontend architectures for maintainable user interfaces

• Work across various data storage engines—RDBMS (Oracle, Postgres), NoSQL (Redis, ElasticSearch, GraphDB) and time-series DBs

• Optimize system performance, reliability and scalability

• Mentor engineers, provide technical leadership and participate in code and design reviews

• Collaborate with stakeholders across engineering, product and operations to deliver robust solutions

• Stay up-to-date on software best practices, AI and cloud technology trends

 

Qualifications 

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent with 8+ years software engineering experience

• Strong fundamentals in Data Structures, Concurrency, Algorithms and Design Patterns

• Extensive experience building production apps with Java/JEE, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST API, Databases, ReactJS, JPA, Swagger, Maven, JUnit

• Strong ReactJS and frontend/microfrontend (MFE) exposure

• Advanced skills in event-driven microservices architecture. Kafka is a must including event design

• Strong experience with workflow engines (Temporal, Camunda, Custom) and design of business process automation

• Proven expertise with data modeling in relational (SQL) and NoSQL (Redis, Elasticsearch, Prometheus) databases

• Familiar with UI/UX principles and modern microfrontend architecture

• Experience with integrations, processing and system design for scale. Excellent problem-solving, communication and teamwork skills

• Proficient with Git, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana

• CI/CD with Github Actions, Kubernetes, hands-on containerization (Docker, K8s)

• Track record in mentoring engineers and contributing to a high-performance cultur

 

Nice to Have 

• Networking Protocols: Familiarity with network device protocols (gNMI, SNMP) or network automation

• AI/ML Integration: Experience or interest in AI development areas: NLP, predictive analytics, or LLM integration

• Polyglot Programming: Experience with Python or Golang

• Graph Databases: Familiarity with GraphDB technologies

• Public Cloud: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

 

Why Equinix?  

We offer a dynamic and challenging work environment where you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our global infrastructure. You will be part of a talented and passionate team, working on cutting-edge technologies. Equinix provides competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional growth and development.  

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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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.

Experience Level

Senior Level