About Equinix Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work, life and planet.Job Summary Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 280+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. As our network continues to evolve, it’s essential for us to move towards autonomous operations—automation and orchestration of network‑management tasks without human intervention. We need a robust unified network model that accurately represents the network via real‑time telemetry for observability and enables intent‑based configurations. The unified modeling team in Network Platform Engineering is building this model, feeding Equinix Brain, a strategic company‑wide initiative to up‑level the way we manage and use asset data to improve margins and customer experience. We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to help build and operate a highly scalable, available, and information‑rich unified network model.ResponsibilitiesActively 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 networkProvide 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 planDevelop 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 teamsFacilitate cross‑stakeholder discussions to ensure alignment on software requirements and design trade‑offs, while considering performance, scalability, and reliability factorsFollow a proactive and collaborative approach to working with cross‑functional teams, ensuring seamless integration of the unified network model into Equinix Brain with other domains and Network‑As‑A‑Service (NaaS) initiativesLead by example through direct contribution, and provide direction in establishing development and operational best practices and standard methodologiesParticipate in an on‑call rotationQualifications7+ years of experience developing distributed, scalable, highly available software services using GolangBackground 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 readinessExperience with building software as a service, running services with 24x7 on‑call rotationsProficient in data management systems and technologies: GCP Spanner, MongoDB, Redis, Neo4JExperience with containerization and orchestration technologies: Docker, Kubernetes, or other open‑source alternativesExperience in working with network management protocols: gRPC, NetconfSolid understanding of networking concepts, protocols (e.g., ISIS, BGP, BMP, LLDP), and their applicationsStrong experience in building & operating highly reliable distributed systemsProficient in using continuous integration and continuous deployment technologies: GitHub Actions, ArgoCDExperience with public cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) services and technologiesHands‑on experience with observability stack (metrics, logs, traces) such as Grafana, Prometheus, ThanosExperience with agile software development practices including JIRA, peer reviews, Git, CI/CDExcellent problem‑solving and analytical skills to troubleshoot and resolve distributed system issuesStrong written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey findings, recommendations, and technical details to various stakeholdersBachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical fieldPreferredMaster’s degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical fieldExcellent coding skills in GolangPrior experience building a network model or digital twinPrior experience using AI to make real‑time network decisionsPay Range United States (Dallas Infomart Office): $136,000 – $204,000 USD / AnnualCanada (Toronto Office): $131,000 – $181,000 CAD / AnnualEquinix Benefits Equinix offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, disability, retirement, paid time off, paid holidays, and employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.EEO Statement Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and, in the U.S., an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful discrimination.#J-18808-Ljbffr