[Remote] Principal Engineer, Product Software

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, enabling innovations that enrich our work, life, and planet. The role involves developing greenfield platform services for authenticating and authorizing provisioning APIs, requiring extensive experience in customer-facing Identity Access Management solutions and AWS cloud environments.ResponsibilitiesCollaborate on the design of a new IAM solution which integrates and coordinates with existing legacy systems to provide seamless customer migrationCreate reliable deployment topologies and software designs which satisfy the 99.999 needs of our customers and application partnersAbility to create written documentation describing complex systems and interactions with existing componentsFocus on quality, with an emphasis on building solid unit testsUnderstanding of modern IAM constructs such as ABAC, RBAC, Federation / SSO, OpenId Connect, and authoring access policiesExperience in Clojure or other LISP based language nice to have, but not a hard requirement – ideal candidate would be able to learn Clojure quickly with help of LLMs and senior dev staffExcellent communication skills, both written and verbalAbility to act as a consultant for internal and external stakeholders as they migrate to the new platform solutions, potentially updating external product code bases to incorporate new IAM solutionsCustomer focused with the ability to design systems and software increments which satisfy specific customer use casesSkills7+ years experienceBachelor's in Computer Science or Computer EngineeringExperience in Clojure or other LISP based language nice to have, but not a hard requirement – ideal candidate would be able to learn Clojure quickly with help of LLMs and senior dev staffBenefitsEmployee Assistance Program: An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.You may enroll in health, life, disability and voluntary plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members.You and Equinix may contribute to a retirement plan to help you plan for your financial future.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.Company OverviewEquinix is an internet company that provides data center services for companies, businesses, and organizations. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.equinix.com.Company H1B SponsorshipEquinix has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 15 in 2026, 113 in 2025, 157 in 2024, 117 in 2023, 121 in 2022, 179 in 2021, 122 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.