Senior API Engineer

🕒 June 3

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Equinix

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5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1998

📡 Telecommunications

🏢 Enterprise

☁️ SaaS

Telecommunications • Enterprise • SaaS

Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company, responsible for interconnecting industry-leading organizations across a digital-first world. They offer a broad range of services including data centers, colocation, ecosystem discovery, digital and interconnection services, which support businesses in achieving their sustainability goals with net-zero ready IT infrastructure. Equinix connects partners, places, and possibilities rapidly and securely, facilitating user experience through low latency, high bandwidth, and automation for multicloud environments. Their platform is leveraged for resilience and competitive advantage in merging digital ecosystems across numerous industries, such as financial, telecommunications, manufacturing, and commercial markets globally. Furthermore, Equinix focuses on sustainable digital transformation, offering solutions that allow businesses to thrive in rapidly evolving digital landscapes.

📋 Description

• You’ll design, build, and own the tooling that powers Equinix’s API ecosystem. • This includes API governance and specifications, SDK/IaC/documentation generation, and developer platform workflows—running on Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD • You’ll lead technically across teams, improve developer experience, and raise reliability through automation (including AI‑assisted checks)

🎯 Requirements

• Strong coding skills in Go and/or Python • Senior Staff‑level experience building and operating production systems or internal developer platforms • Deep experience with API lifecycle management and governance (OpenAPI, OAuth2/OIDC, versioning, compatibility) • Hands‑on experience with Terraform (providers and modules), Kubernetes, and Linux‑based CI/CD • Familiarity with gateways/edge technologies (e.g., Apigee, ALB, Ingress, Envoy) and identity/authorization patterns • An automation‑first mindset and comfort owning systems end‑to‑end while leading through influence • Nice to have experience with SDK generation for multi‑language clients and compatibility testing • Nice to have experience with developer and documentation platforms (e.g., Docusaurus, Backstage, Confluence), including plugins and build integrations • Nice to have experience with MCP and safe agentic/AI workflows for developer tooling

🏖️ Benefits

• RSU • annual bonus • hybrid model • lunch-card • private medical care • lux-med • PPK • group insurance • ESPP • tuition reimbursement