Architect of Developer Experience & Platform

Equinix; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 224,000 - 336,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Equinix is seeking a senior leader to own the developer platform, IDE integrations, and AI copilots, elevating the velocity of our engineering community in Dallas and beyond.

You will shape platform strategy, drive scalable and secure foundations, and raise velocity across multiple engineering teams. This backfill role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross-team collaboration, and measurable impact on delivery.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering, including leadership of multiple teams.
• Proven track record building developer platforms, tools, or frameworks at scale.
• Fluency in modern IDEs, cloud dev environments, and AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

• Own the Developer Platform, the IDE, copilots, and the developer voice.
• Lead quality engineering CoE: testing, environments, data management, shift-left practices.
• Shape platform strategy from real motion learnings and drive adoption across teams.

Skills

15+ years experience

5+ years leading teams

Developer platform experience

IDE & AI tooling fluency

Backend/infrastructure systems

Transformational leadership

Empathy for engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

IDE integrations

AI copilots

Cloud dev environments

Job description

Equinix is seeking a senior leader to own the developer platform, IDE integrations, and AI copilots, elevating the velocity of our engineering community in Dallas and beyond.

You will shape platform strategy, drive scalable and secure foundations, and raise velocity across multiple engineering teams. This backfill role emphasizes hands-on leadership, cross-team collaboration, and measurable impact on delivery.