Senior Associate Engineer (Java Backend, AI)

Senior Associate Engineer (Java Backend, AI)

JR-162624

Hybrid

Bengaluru

Technology

Full time

Who are we?

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 bold ideas are welcomed, human connection is valued, and everyone has the opportunity to shape their future.

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

The Product Software team at Equinix builds next-generation software products and architecture for our Equinix software platform and services offerings. We are looking for engineers responsible for developing consistent APIs with microservices, interacting with multiple consumers and abstracting complex Enterprise Application workflows. Your primary responsibility will be to design and develop platform services, and to collaborate with partner teams to understand their requirements and consumption patterns. Thus, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and product quality is essential. You will work closely with product engineering, architects and product managers.

Responsibilities

Technical Participation

Contribute to the technical strategy and execution for modular, event-driven, and scalable microservices supporting enterprise workflows

Design and implement reusable frameworks and self-service modules for service onboarding, configuration, and lifecycle management

Leverage AI tools to accelerate software design, testing, and operations - e.g., AI-assisted code reviews, test generation, and root cause analysis

Collaborate with senior developers on design decisions across customer, billing, pricing, and commerce domains

Promote design practices that improve maintainability, observability, and operational excellence

Engineering Excellence

Build secure, reliable, and observable systems that meet performance and scalability goals

Implement best practices for API-first development, CI/CD automation, and DevSecOps

Partner with product managers and peers to translate business intent into scalable technical solutions

Contribute to automation and AI-driven monitoring that improves reliability and accelerates problem resolution

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering or equivalent

2+ years of experience in building robust services, preferably on a Java – based cloud development stack

Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design and architectural patterns, and API design

Understanding of both SQL and NoSQL databases

Experience working on cloud-based SaaS/PaaS products

Hands-on experience applying AI in software engineering - e.g., using generative AI for design, code, or operational insights

Experience working within the agile process and CI/CD frameworks

Ability to transition between programming languages and tool sets

Ability to effectively communicate new ideas and design tradeoffs

Successful candidate will

Be a talent multiplier who gets the team around them to excel

Be persistent, creative and driven to get results relentlessly

Exhibit a high level of curiosity, keeping abreast of the latest trends & technologies

Show pride of ownership and strive for excellence in everything undertaken

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This posting is a new position within our organization.