The Equinix Product Software Architecture & Engineering group is seeking an experienced and innovative leader with a strong background in product development and software engineering. In this role, you will help shape product roadmaps and lead diverse engineering teams to build a scalable, highly available distributed data processing platform capable of handling 500TB+ of data and 2.5 million+ event streams across 60K+ industrial IoT devices.

We value collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning. If you are passionate about building impactful technology and supporting team growth, we encourage you to apply.

Senior manager, product software and architecture

Your responsibilities

Software Engineering & Technical Leadership

•Provide technical leadership with deep experience in distributed systems and software platforms.

•Collaborate with technical product managers and business teams to understand market needs and translate them into effective software solutions.

•Lead concept-to-deployment cycles to deliver high-quality product capabilities in a dynamic environment.

•Ensure best-in-class global technical support for customers.

•Work closely with architects, infrastructure, and operations teams to develop and deploy efficient solutions.

•Define and drive strategic direction in partnership with product and key stakeholders.

•Promote continuous improvement and efficiency in software development, testing, and support processes.

•Foster an inclusive and innovation-driven environment where diverse perspectives are valued.

•Communicate and engage effectively with executive leadership and partner groups.

People & Team Management

•Support engineers in their career growth by aligning projects with their skills, development goals, and preferred working styles.

•Hire and mentor a diverse team of software engineers, ensuring equitable opportunities for advancement.

•Build and maintain a high-performance engineering team through constructive feedback, performance reviews, and collaborative problem-solving.

Our requirements

• Advanced degree or equivalent experience in software engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience recruiting and managing technical teams, including performance management.
• Strong background in full product/platform lifecycle within an agile environment, including building and managing agile teams.
• Hands-on technical leadership in designing and building scalable, full-stack software systems.
• Proficiency in the Java ecosystem and hands-on programming experience.
• Expertise in data modeling and event processing techniques; experience with SQL and NoSQL technologies (e.g., Cassandra, Storm, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with multiple architecture styles, including SOA, API-first, and microservices architectures.
• Ability to engage effectively with partners and executives.
• Experience architecting and building large-scale systems using scale-out architecture requiring high availability, performance, scalability, and multi-tenancy.
• Real-world experience with CI/CD using public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container technologies (e.g., Docker).
• Hands-on experience with Agile-Scrum methodology, including playing the Scrum Master role, and test-driven development.
• Strong sense of ownership and commitment to delivering impactful results.

What we offer

• Employment in a stable company with an established position in the market
• Possibility to work within fast growing world’s 500 Fortune digital infrastructure company
• Challenging job in a dynamic, professional, international and multicultural environment
• Possibility to participate in company sponsored trainings package
• Employee Assistance Program – assess to free counselling legal and financial consultations and crisis intervention
• Paid employee referral program
• Opportunity to work in supportive, inclusive environment with People-Centric Culture
• Competitive salary and yearly bonus as well as a well-defined career path shaped to the individuals career focus & priorities
• Attractive benefits package