Staff API Engineer

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Job Summary

Works with product teams, analysts, and other engineers to design and build systems and application software that enable a robust, usable API ecosystem. Implements and operates API ecosystem tooling—API specifications (e.g., OpenAPI, OAuth2/OIDC, MCP), SDK and documentation generation workflows, and docs/developer platform engineering (e.g., Docusaurus, Backstage, Confluence) including plugins, upgrades, light theming, and CI/CD. Partners closely with a Senior Staff engineer on architecture and standards, and mentors junior team members through code reviews and shared ownership.

Responsibilities

Requirements Analysis

• Translates developer and internal stakeholder feedback into actionable requirements for API ecosystem tooling and automation

• Performs basic change-impact analysis from specification and platform changes to downstream artifacts (SDKs, IaC integrations, docs generation, examples) and raises risks early

• Contributes to defining acceptance criteria and success metrics for ecosystem improvements (validation coverage, reliability, reduced manual steps)

Software Architecture

• Contributes to architectural reviews by proposing implementation approaches, tradeoffs, and operational considerations

• Implements architecture patterns and standards defined by senior technical leadership for API lifecycle governance, generation pipelines, and platform integration

• Collaborates with gateway/edge and identity stakeholders to ensure implementations align with routing and security constraints (e.g., Apigee, ALB, Kubernetes Ingress, Envoy)

Software Design

• Designs and delivers features/modules for API ecosystem tooling and platform extensions with attention to maintainability and reuse

• Creates or extends plugin and integration patterns for docs and developer platforms (e.g., Docusaurus, Backstage, Confluence) including themes, UI extensions, and build hooks

• Produces clear design notes and implementation docs to enable cross-repo contributions and reduce knowledge silos

Development/Coding

• Understands and analyzes API specifications (e.g., OpenAPI, OAuth2/OIDC, MCP) and applies them in tooling and workflows

• Builds and maintains automation and services that generate SDKs and documentation from API specifications

• Builds and maintains IaC ecosystem components (e.g., Terraform Providers and Modules) and supporting tooling to ensure reliable integrations

• Develops and maintains ecosystem tooling in Go and Python (validators, generators, CI helpers, release utilities)

• Integrates gateway/edge and identity requirements into reference implementations (e.g., auth flows, policy hooks, onboarding paths)

• Uses AI agents/skills to reduce toil in day-to-day engineering work (e.g., PR validation summaries, impact notes, suggested remediations) with review and verification steps

Testing

• Implements automated tests and quality gates for ecosystem outputs (SDKs, IaC providers/modules, docs outputs) using contract tests, golden tests, and spec compliance checks

• Adds breaking-change detection and compatibility checks to CI pipelines and helps triage failures with clear remediation guidance

DevOps

• Defines deployment and release guidelines for ecosystem tooling and docs/developer platforms (build/test/release, preview environments, artifact publishing)

• Defines and executes environment planning and cross-functional dependencies for services and pipelines; contributes to Kubernetes-based operations where applicable

• Documents software configuration management practices and educates cross-functional stakeholders on the processes and tools, including CI/CD and release workflows

• Applies infrastructure-as-code practices to improve repeatability and reduce manual operational effort

Software Reliability & Support Engineering

• Maintains inventory of key ecosystem services, pipelines, and operational dependencies; keeps runbooks and support docs current

• Helps prepare application support documentation and improves operational readiness (dashboards, alerts, basic runbooks)

• Troubleshoots application and pipeline issues using knowledgebase documents; escalates complex incidents appropriately and contributes to post-incident fixes

Customer/Stakeholder Engagement

• Provides technical guidance to internal teams adopting API standards, SDK/IaC workflows, and docs/developer platform extensions

• Partners with product, platform, and security/identity stakeholders to ensure solutions are usable, secure, and maintainable

Technical Project Management

• Provides level of effort (LOE) for features and initiatives; identifies dependencies and integration risks

• Works with technical project managers and product management teams to define schedules for multi-repo changes and coordinated releases

• Provides progress updates tied to outcomes (pipeline health, validation coverage, time-to-release), and supports release management execution

R&D/Innovation

• Investigates, analyzes, and evaluates new technologies relevant to API governance, specification tooling, and automation

• Experiments with MCP-based tools and AI-assisted workflows to improve developer experience and engineering efficiency, ensuring outputs remain verifiable and governed

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Experience building and operating production services and/or developer tooling with ownership of reliability and maintainability

• Working knowledge of API specifications and auth concepts (e.g., OpenAPI, OAuth2/OIDC); familiarity with MCP is a plus

• Proficiency in Go and/or Python for building maintainable tooling, automation, and services

• Experience with infrastructure as code and automation-first practices; familiarity with Terraform Providers/Modules is a plus

• Working knowledge of CI/CD and Git-based workflows in Linux environments; familiarity with Kubernetes concepts is a plus

• Familiarity with gateway/edge and routing patterns (e.g., Apigee, ALB, Kubernetes Ingress, Envoy) and how they influence API usability and onboarding

Preferred

• Experience with docs and developer platforms (e.g., Docusaurus, Backstage, Confluence) including plugins, theming, and platform upgrades

• Experience integrating with identity/authorization backends (e.g., OAuth/OIDC integrations, token services, RBAC/ABAC patterns)

• Experience with SDK generation and/or ecosystem stewardship (release/versioning strategies, compatibility testing)

• Demonstrated use of AI agents/skills in engineering workflows with an emphasis on verification and safe operation

The targeted pay range for this position in the following location is / locations are:

Canada - Toronto Office TRO : 88,000 - 132,000 CAD / Annual

Our pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and location. The pay range shown is based on our compensation structure in place at the time of posting and may be updated periodically based on business needs. Individual pay is based on additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training.

The targeted pay range listed reflects the base pay only and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Employees are eligible for bonus, and equity may be offered depending on the position.

Equinix Benefits

As an employee, you become important to Equinix’s success. We ensure all your benefits are in line with our core values: competitive, inclusive, sustainable, connected and efficient. We keep them competitive within the current marketplace to ensure we’re providing you with the best package possible. So, wherever you are in your career and life, you’ll be able to enhance your experience and bring your whole self to work.

Employee Assistance Program : An Employee Assistance program is available to all employees.

Canada Core Benefits: - Insurance: You may enroll in healthcare coverage that is designed to complement the provincial healthcare system, along with life, disability and optional benefit plans that are designed for you and your eligible family members. - Retirement: You may also enroll in Equinix-sponsored retirement or savings plans: Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) and Tax-Free Savings Plan (TSFA). - Vacation and Paid Holidays: Equinix offers both vacation and personal time, along with various paid holidays for you to rest and recharge. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits. Benefits are subject to specific plan or program terms, and to change at Equinix discretion.

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This posting is for a backfill position, meaning it is to fill an existing vacancy within our organization.