Senior Principal Software Engineer

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Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals. 

 

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Senior Principal Software Engineer

Job Summary

As a Value Stream Architect for the Quote-to-Cash (QTC) Engineering team, you will serve as a key technical leader responsible for driving the architecture, scalability, and optimization of the entire QTC value stream. This position requires collaboration with executive leadership, product owners, and cross-functional engineering teams to design and implement technology solutions that support business objectives across quoting, order management, product, pricing, fulfillment, billing, and revenue management. You will establish the technical direction, ensure integration and modernization of systems, and drive continuous improvements across the entire value stream.

Responsibilities

• Lead End-to-End Value Stream Architecture: Architect and optimize the entire quote-to-cash lifecycle, including quoting, pricing, order fulfillment, billing, and revenue management processes, ensuring scalability, performance, and alignment with business goals

• Strategic Technology Leadership: Define and execute architectural strategies to modernize quote-to-cash systems, transitioning from legacy platforms to cloud-native, microservices, and API-driven architectures. Align architecture with long-term business objectives

• Technology Roadmap Development: Collaborate with product teams to develop and maintain a strategic technology roadmap that supports the organization’s long-term objectives, enabling scalability, efficiency, and business growth

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product heads, domain architects, and business stakeholders to ensure IT strategies align with business needs and goals. Act as the liaison between technical and business teams to ensure cohesive technology and process designs

• System Integration & Interoperability: Lead the design and implementation of integration strategies across diverse systems, ensuring seamless data flow and communication between quoting, order management, fulfillment, and revenue recognition systems

• Architectural Governance & Best Practices: Establish and enforce architectural standards, best practices, and governance frameworks. Create and maintain high-level architectural models, designs, and blueprints for the value stream

• Optimization & Continuous Improvement: Analyze and optimize key workflows in the quote-to-cash lifecycle to drive system performance, scalability, and process efficiency. Identify opportunities for improvement using AI/ML and automation technologies

• Risk Management & Problem Solving: Anticipate technical risks and proactively develop scalable, secure, and resilient solutions. Resolve complex architectural challenges and troubleshoot critical issues

• Mentorship & Leadership: Provide mentorship and guidance to technical teams, fostering an environment of continuous learning and innovation. Lead engineering teams in architectural best practices and modern engineering methodologies

• Security & Compliance: Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to safeguard digital assets and ensure that architectura