Staff Software Engineer, AIAgentic Systems
Job Location:
Redwood City, CA - USA
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Job Summary
Who are we
Equinix is the worlds digital infrastructure company shortening the path to connectivity to enable the innovations that enrich our work life and planet.
Job Summary
We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer to lead the design build and adoption of AI-powered agentic systems across our Developer Experience platform. This is a highly technical high-impact role at the intersection of platform engineering and applied AI you will be responsible for the agentic execution framework that automates delivery operations and policy workflows for hundreds of engineers across the organization.
You will own the end-to-end architecture for how AI agents are built governed triggered and observed on our platform from the event-driven backbone and human-in-the-loop queues through to the agent registry and policy explainability surfaces. You will also be the internal champion for agentic development practices partnering with engineering teams to evangelize Claude Code and AI-assisted workflows across the organization.
Responsibilities
Agentic Execution Framework
Architect and build the event-driven execution framework that enables agent-assisted workflows across delivery operations and policy systems (e.g. PR automation agents CI failure triage onboarding agents)
Design and implement human-in-the-loop approval queues error handling retry logic and guardrail enforcement to ensure safe auditable agent execution in a regulated enterprise environment
Define the execution contract how agents are invoked what permissions they hold how outcomes are recorded across all platform integrations
Claude Code Integration & Developer Evangelism
Lead the platform-native integration of Claude Code into scaffold templates CI failure triage PR assist workflows and the developer portals what should I work on agent
Build and run an internal evangelism and adoption program for agentic development practices demos workshops documentation and a developer advocate community
Partner with engineering teams to identify high-value automation opportunities and convert them into governed reusable agent workflows
Agent Registry & Lifecycle
Design and build a governed catalog of approved agents metadata capabilities trust boundaries versioning and usage policies ensuring agents are discoverable auditable and compliant
Implement lifecycle management for agent versioning and permissions including deployment pipeline integration rollback and decommissioning with full audit trails
Platform Security & Governance
Define and enforce the security posture for agent execution: scoped permissions least-privilege identity models execution isolation and immutable audit logging
Collaborate with security compliance and platform governance teams to ensure all agent execution meets enterprise policy requirements
Technical
Production experience building LLM-powered agents not just prototypes. Must have shipped agentic systems that use tool calling multi-step orchestration and human-in-the-loop patterns at scale
Deep fluency with agentic frameworks and APIs: Claude/Bedrock APIs Amazon Bedrock Agent Core LangChain n8n or equivalent orchestration platforms
Strong experience with event-driven architectures as the execution backbone for agent triggers: Apache Kafka AWS EventBridge or equivalent
Solid understanding of platform-level security for agent systems: scoped IAM/RBAC execution sandboxing blast radius containment and audit trail design
Experience integrating AI tooling into CI/CD pipelines developer portals (e.g. Backstage) and software delivery workflows
Comfortable across the stack: Python or Go for backend agent services; familiarity with GitHub Actions ArgoCD and infrastructure-as-code tooling
Demonstrated ability to evaluate build vs. buy tradeoffs for AI infrastructure and make architecture decisions that balance velocity with long-term maintainability
Qualifications
10 years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years focused on platform engineering developer tooling or applied AI/ML systems
Track record of leading technically ambiguous high-impact projects from architecture through to production adoption in a large engineering organization
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate complex technical concepts for both engineering and leadership audiences
Experience as a technical anchor on cross-functional teams: comfortable influencing without authority driving alignment across security compliance and product stakeholders
Prior experience building internal developer platforms golden-path tooling or developer experience products is strongly preferred
The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:
United States - Redwood City Office GHQ : 186000 - 280000 USD / Annual
Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and location.The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training.
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.
Equinix Benefits
As an employee you become important to Equinixs success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive inclusive sustainable connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure were providing you with the best package possible. So wherever you are in your career and life youll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.
Employee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.
US Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in health life disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future. - Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays: You will receive an accrued amount of PTO each pay period along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals including those with a disability. If you are a qualified candidate and need assistance or an accommodation please let us know by completing this form.
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.
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About Company
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) connects businesses with partners and customers around the world through a global platform of high performance data centers, containing dynamic ecosystems and the broadest choice of networks. Platform Equinix connects more than 4,000 enterprises, cloud, d ... View more
