Director, Product Software Architecture and Eng

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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 a component of our Core Product Services Software team in building the next generation of platform services for Equinix’s products.  

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.  

The teams within CPS own a range of services and frameworks spanning DevSecOps (including infrastructure), Identity, Data, Product, and Presentation.  You will own a subset of these services and frameworks.    

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, collaborative culture 

• Participate in and influence software architecture, design reviews and DevOps processes of various projects and products 

• Guide technical decisions that enable modular, event‑driven, and scalable service 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/ support high‑quality documentation 

• Develop and present engineering roadmaps that support partner priorities and articulate investment needs