Network Engineer, Product Software

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 tech thinkers and future builders turn bold ideas into breakthrough experiences, we welcome your unique perspective.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 SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled & motivated Staff Engineer to join our Network Platform Engineering (NPE) team. In this role, you will support the certification and validation of Network Operating Systems (NOS), Fabric interconnection/IX features & new product features before production deployment. You will build and maintain staging topologies, execute structured test plans, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure network reliability and performance.This is an individual contributor role at the intersection of Network infrastructure & software engineering. You will work closely with Senior Staff and Principal Engineers, as well as Product, Engineering, Operations, and Observability teams, to contribute to the velocity and quality of network certification and deployment pipelines.This role requires solid networking fundamentals, hands-on lab experience, willingness to own technical problems end-to-end, and a continuous drive to develop in depth network technologies and automation.ResponsibilitiesNOS & Feature Certification: Execute and document test plans to certify new NOS releases, Fabric interconnection & new product features before production deployment under the guidance of senior engineersLab Environment Management: Build and maintain staging environments that replicate service provider and data center topologies for testing purposesRegression & Scale/Performance Testing: Conduct interoper