IT & Software

Open Source SDN Systems Engineer

Equinix

Toronto · Ontario · Canada

Expand Equinix’s open-source impact while engineering SDN systems for AI Inference Networking. Use proxy, API, and cloud security skills on global infrastructure. The Product Software Engineer will contribute to a healthy open ecosystem supporting Equinix’s AI Inference Networking technology. You will design and build highly redundant network infrastructure, evaluate platform technologies, and support network automation capabilities. The work includes collaboration across product, technical project management, stakeholder, and development communities. Key Responsibilities:

Prioritize and parallelize product development tasks Handle ad hoc requests alongside planned work Provide product backlog level-of-effort estimates Coordinate schedules with product and technical teams Advocate engineering practices and standards Requirements:

5+ years applying security principles in cloud infrastructure Experience with SSH, TLS, IPSEC, and WireGuard Expertise with HAProxy, Envoy, NGINX, or API gateways Strong technical skills in complex network design DevOps mindset using GitHub Actions and DORA metrics Use open-source development, SDN design, and cloud networking expertise to build resilient Equinix platform capabilities.

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Reference: WJ-3875_15528560 · Posted 07 Nov 2026, 04:48 AM

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