Manager, Product Software Architecture & Eng

Equinix; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital infrastructure company based in Singapore seeks a seasoned engineering leader to guide and develop their product software team. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in cloud application development and a successful track record managing teams. Responsibilities include aligning engineering vision with organizational goals, fostering team growth, and ensuring high-quality, reliable functionalities. Exceptional communication skills and experience with AI coding tools are required for this role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience managing teams of engineers.
• Proven track record of developing complex web services.
• In-depth knowledge of Java and microservice architecture.

Responsibilities

• Attract, retain, and develop engineering teams.
• Align team with company/product OKRs.
• Set and refine the engineering vision.

Skills

Cloud-based application development

Team management

Full-stack expertise

Java

Communication skills

LLMs usage

AI coding tools

Job description

Overview

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. You will build and lead the engineering organization, serving as a hands-on technical mentor and strategic leader for one or more diverse, innovative, and driven product engineering teams. We are seeking a leader who can manage, mentor, and develop our engineering team. You leverage your experienced leadership & technical acumen to lead and support the team in delivering against specific goals/OKRs defined for the products.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for attracting, retaining, engaging, and developing their teams while also leading and inspiring them to achieve the goals of Equinix
• Aligns the team to company/product OKRs
• Performs quarterly performance reviews for the team
• Setting and refining the engineering vision for this team and collaborating with product management to build best-in-class systems
• Set a strong engineering culture with a focus on quality, engineering fundamentals, and architecture to scale
• Partners with Product Owners, Scrum Leads, and Engineering Managers to define and promote operational excellence and ensure that teams deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable functionalities
• Drive roadmap creation and execution

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience managing teams of engineers and managers
• Previously managed 5+ engineers and have been responsible for their career growth
• Minimum of 8 years of full-stack expertise in cloud-based application development on a microservice architecture, with in-depth knowledge of Java
• Ability to attract, develop, and keep high-quality multi-disciplinary teams
• Have a track record of designing, developing, and implementing complex, low-latency web services with a large consumer base
• Experience leading large teams of engineers and driving large-scale, mission-critical projects and products to succeed in collaboration with product, design, and business teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Good understanding on the usage of LLMs to develop business applications
• Experience with using AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot/ Cursor, etc

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