Senior Principal Engineer, Product Software

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alaska, +10 more states.

📋 Description

• Direct and influence the engineering vision for horizontal platform services and tooling throughout the organization.

• Promote engineering maturity and operational excellence across platforms and applications.

• Establish and exemplify a high standard for technical excellence, nurturing a culture of quality, innovation, transparency, and continuous improvement.

• Lead the advancement and adoption of platform engineering, infrastructure, and DevSecOps methodologies.

• Advocate for developer productivity and experience, including the vision for internal developer platforms.

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define and refine full-stack development practices in line with business strategy and growth.

• Provide architectural guidance through collaboration and influence to ensure the development of scalable, coherent platforms and clear delineation of responsibilities between platform and application.

• Work across functions to embed risk awareness and operational resilience into the development lifecycle.

• Mentor and support principal and senior principal engineers, fostering their growth, alignment, and technical excellence.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, including substantial technical leadership.

• Extensive experience in full-stack software architecture and contemporary infrastructure.

• Profound knowledge of DevSecOps practices, including automation, CI/CD, containerization, cloud infrastructure, and AI-enabled workflows.

• Strong grasp of software engineering fundamentals and principles of problem-solving.

• Experience in designing and operating APIs, along with familiarity with Kubernetes and identity technologies.

• Experience with frontend technologies and an understanding of the trade-offs in an API-first architecture.

• Significant experience with Go and/or Java, along with the willingness and ability to learn new technologies.

• Experience in applying AI agents within software development environments to enhance engineering efficiency or quality.

🏝️ Benefits

• Insurance: You may enroll in health, life, disability, and voluntary plans designed for you and your eligible family members.

• Retirement: Both you and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to aid in planning for your financial future.

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will accrue PTO each pay period, along with various paid holidays to help you rest and recharge.

• Pension: You will be enrolled in the employee capital plan or pension, known as PPK, a contributory pension scheme for you and your employer to save funds intended for retirement.

• Private Medical Insurance: You may enroll yourself and eligible dependents in Private Medical Insurance (PMI) for greater choice, flexibility, and access to specialist care for short-term illnesses or injuries.

• Life and Accident Insurance: Equinix offers Life and Accident Insurance coverage for its employees, which you can enroll in.

• Other Benefits and Perks: Employees can select from a broad array of additional benefits, including Annual Leaves, Flex Wallet (flexible spending account), Multi-sport Card, Lunch Pass Card, Discount Portal, statutory allowances and reimbursements (remote working, corrective glasses reimbursement), and paid and unpaid leaves in accordance with local market practices and regulatory requirements.