Senior Director, Platform Software Engineering

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Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operatingover 250 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.

Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions.

We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providingan equitable work environmentthat is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Senior Director, Platform Software Engineering

Job Summary

Equinix is looking for a Sr. Director of Software Engineering for our Platform & Engineering Services organization. In this role, you will lead a large organization of engineers to architect, build, deploy, and operate mission-critical services, requiring 99.

999% uptime and the highest levels of performance. This leader will be responsible for Identity & Access Management systems, Billing / Quote-to-Cash systems, API gateways, as well as other shared services on which internal and external customers rely every minute of every day.

The ideal candidate will have built and operated SaaS, PaaS, and / or IaaS systems at web scale, with proven techniques and demonstrable results.

Responsibilities

Build a world-class engineering team by hiring, up-leveling, and right-sizing engineering teams and talent, assessing and prioritizing areas of most urgent needs

Create a motivated team by defining and communicating a clear engineering vision and strategy for mission-critical services

In partnership with Product Management, ensure that engineering teams build for future scale using modern development and operational practices to limit technical debt and provide future flexibility / optionality of systems and applications

Promote the partnership mindset between Engineering, Product, and UX at all levels of your organization, embracing the concept of one team.

Develop successful and transparent peer partnerships with other leaders of Engineering and cross-functional teams (sales, marketing, channel, etc.

all of which should be considered customers

Define, develop, measure, and manage OKRs and KPIs to achieve system availability, performance targets, team velocity, and engineering goals, using these measures to guide prioritization

Build highly resilient (99.999% uptime) architectures while mitigating dependencies outside of your direct control (network, DNS, 3rd party vendors, etc.)

Develop mature DevOps / operational practices, including instrumentation, monitoring, and alerting of systems, services, and applications

Dig into the details and intimately know your systems, processes, and products, guiding the teams to build scalable systems

Build a highly functional team environment with a foundation of trust

Proven and demonstrable experience building highly available, highly performant SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS products

Qualifications

5+ years leading engineering managers with responsibility for multiple products & services

Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar engineering degree, or demonstrable equivalent experience preferred

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.

The United States targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are :

San Francisco, CA / Bay Area : $213,000 to $373,000 per year

California (Non-SF / Bay Area), Connecticut, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Washington state : $207,000 to $363,000 per year

Colorado, Nevada, Rhode Island : $197,000 to $345,000 per year

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location.

Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and / or training.

This position may be offered in other locations. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

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