Senior Staff Engineer, Software Defined Dataplane

• Develop software services extending Equinix networking services through a network-adjacent virtualized compute platform
• Design and manage networking software services in highly concurrent, scalable, distributed transactional systems
• Align technical software-system design with business outcomes and customer SLAs
• Lead and contribute to CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, and integration tests
• Develop observability strategies for software services
• Improve system performance and scale using profiling tools and stress-testing techniques
• Identify technical debt and drive continual software-quality improvement
• Contribute to next-generation networking proof-of-concept projects with cross-functional teams
• Partner with support and operations teams to operationalize and support production software
• Drive innovation, excellence, and collaboration across business functions
• Improve incident-management processes, troubleshooting strategies, and production issue resolution
• Participate in an on-call rotation when software is in production
• Build and maintain components that support customer experience and Equinix's global networks and infrastructure

• 7-10 years of experience in software development, preferably building and operating highly reliable distributed systems
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a relevant engineering field, or equivalent industry experience
• Experience building software-defined, multi-tenant networking platforms at scale
• Experience with cloud-native networking technologies and ecosystems
• Deep understanding of L2/L3 networking protocols and concepts, including BGP, EVP-LAN, and IPSEC
• Experience with gRPC and Netconf network management protocols
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other open-source containerization and orchestration alternatives
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure services and technologies
• Expertise automating application deployments into Kubernetes on x86 deployments
• Experience with open-source and networking technologies, ecosystems, communities, and industry forums such as the Linux Foundation
• Good understanding of the application development stack
• Substantive track record with Golang
• Experience leading and mentoring a team of developers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills from engineering to executive level

Demonstrates expertise in developing and managing highly reliable distributed systems, with a strong focus on cloud-native networking technologies and protocols. Proven ability to lead teams, drive software quality improvements, and align technical designs with business outcomes.

• Software Development
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud-Native Networking
• Golang Expertise
• Team Leadership

• Software Development
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud-Native Networking
• Golang
• L2/L3 Networking Protocols
• gRPC
• Netconf
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Application Deployment Automation

• Excellent Communication Skills
• Team Leadership
• Collaboration

• Networking Services
• Multi-Tenant Networking
• Technical Debt
• Incident Management
• Software Quality Improvement

• AWS
• GCP
• Azure
• Containerization
• Orchestration