Director, Product Software Architecture and Engineering

Company: Equinix
Location: Portola Valley
Posted on: March 23, 2026

Job Description:

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. Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Director of Engineering to lead our Product Software team in building next generation platform services for Equinix’s global infrastructure software platform. In this role, you will lead a distributed engineering team of highly skilled engineers while driving a culture of innovation, technical excellence, and cross functional collaboration. You and your team will develop products that accelerate the digital transformation of Equinix’s end to end Data Center Services experience. You will partner closely with product engineering, architects, and product managers to define technical strategy and deliver scalable, reliable, and impactful software solutions. Responsibilities Leadership • Lead, develop and empower a team of software engineers, advocating a high-performance culture • Participate in and influence software architecture, design reviews and DevOps processes of various projects and products • Drive technical decisions that enable modular, event driven, and scalable microservices architectures • Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional partners to ensure successful delivery of products, projects, and services • Define and operationalize software engineering methodologies, best practices, and standards to ensure consistent delivery of high quality software. • Establish and champion design principles that balance innovation, maintainability, observability, and operational excellence • Lead planning efforts, prioritize initiatives, and influence partner teams to ensure alignment and execution against shared goals • Promote accountability around key engineering and platform metrics; proactively remove roadblocks and resolve complex technical issues • Communicate clearly in a remote first environment and ensure high quality documentation • Develop and present engineering roadmaps that support partner priorities and articulate investment needs Engineering Excellence • Lead by example—building reliable, secure, and observable systems with strong performance SLAs • Establish best practices for API-first development, automated testing, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery • Partner with product managers to translate business intent into technical outcomes that scale globally Mentorship and Influence • Serve as a mentor and technical coach, raising the level of engineering maturity across teams • Cultivate a culture of curiosity, experimentation, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement • Advocate for pragmatic innovation—balancing long-term platform health with short-term delivery needs • Influence stakeholders across teams, time zones, and organizational boundaries to drive alignment and shared ownership Qualifications • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent • 15 years of experience in software engineering, including 10 years in software engineering management role including managing managers • Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, managing staffing, budgets, schedules, and delivery accountability • Deep knowledge of software development methodologies, and industry standards • Strong expertise in distributed systems, API platforms, and cloud native development • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non technical audiences • Experience working in an Agile software development environments • Hands on experience with cloud platforms, microservices architectures, and container technologies • Deep understanding of networking and cloud technologies A successful candidate will • Operate as a “system thinker” – simplifying complexity across architecture, teams, processes and tools • Act as a talent multiplier who elevates the team to excel • Be persistent, drive clarity in dealing with ambiguity to get results relentlessly • Exhibit a strong backbone to challenge assumptions and the status quo • Exhibit strong ownership and a commitment to excellence in all aspects of delivery • Collaborate effectively across functions, geographies, and time zones

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