Distinguished Engineer, Data, ML and AI, Office CTO

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Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Who are we?

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solvingchallengingproblems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.



Job Summary

The Office of the CTO (OCTO) at Equinix is chartered with driving the technology vision, strategy, and architecture to support the company’s overall business objectives. The OCTO team also leads the technical innovation function with a strong focus on software transformation and fostering engagements within software ecosystems and developer communities. The OCTO team is seeking a Distinguished Engineer, Data & ML/AI, Technology and Architecture to join our team of seasoned technologists.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong passion for data life cycle management and a diverse technological background in areas pertinent to data and infrastructure, including distributed systems, cloud-native computing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. As a Distinguished Engineer, you will have the opportunity to lead next-generation technology initiatives, help drive the technology vision and target architectures of Equinix's technology stacks and serve as a mentor and thought leader within the technical community at Equinix and beyond.

This is a senior position and an excellent opportunity for an experienced technical leader to join our team and make a significant, sustainable impact on our technology stacks. If you fully believe in the power of technology to change the world, we would like to talk to you.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-depth technical expertise to manage end-to-end data lifecycle and deliver reliable and timely data at Equinix, by identifying, evaluating and developing next-generation technologies and architecture for the infrastructure and services required
• Deliver deep and broad architecture expertise across various areas including data engineering (data lakes/stores, data processing engines, search, data infrastructure); analytics and ML (data pipeline as a service, query engines, compute frameworks, MLOps, model building, feature engineering, etc.); and data governance as a service (data models, catalogs, discovery, data lineage, audit, security, master data management, etc.)
• Drive proof-of-concept technology development initiatives, in close partnership with stakeholders, to deliver tangible outcomes that will help guide new technology investments and design decisions for data life cycle management at Equinix
• Serve as a visible technology…