SDN Engineer, Product Software

Responsibilities

• Work in a globally distributed development team on AI Inference open-source software
• Cultivate Equinix’s open-source presence and reputation in open-source organizations, standards bodies and more like Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Linux Foundation, etc.
• Interact with stakeholder(s) to understand and document the product feature(s)
• Provide a level of effort (LOE) for the product backlog
• Work with technical project managers and product management teams to define a schedule
• Aid in the analysis & evaluation of new technologies to meet the demand for product roadmap and technology platform goals
• Assist in the evaluation and recommendation of appropriate technologies for product features and platform
• Advocate and follow best design and development practices adhering to Engineering standards
• Prioritize and parallelize the tasks in hand and deal with ad-hoc requests

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience or related experience in designing and building highly redundant network infrastructure with an emphasis on IPv4 and IPv6, IP Routing, RIB/FIB, BGP and PBR, IP and BGP routing to CSPs, Zero Trust, SDN and Cloud Networking
• 5+ years of experience or related experience applying network and security principles within a cloud infrastructure deployment. Demonstrated experience in secure transport methods (SSH, TLS, IPSEC, Wireguard), IAM, VPCs and connectivity such as IaaS peering and VPN solutions
• A deep understanding of OSI Layer and its application
• A strong track record of delivering resilient network systems and services with a focus on delivering amazing experiences for end users
• Strong hands-on technical skills. Can drill deep into the complex network system design and implementation when needed
• Familiarity with APIs and designing solutions to leverage interfaces to build network automation or capabilities such as dashboarding or monitoring
• Comfortable programming in languages such as Go, Python, C/C++, Rust
• A DevOps mindset to improve CICD using GitHub Actions and review DORA metrics to improve processes

Pay

The targeted pay range for this position in the following locations is:

• United States - Dallas Infomart Office: $118,000 - $176,000 USD / Annual
• United States - Redwood City Office: $142,000 - $212,000 USD / Annual