Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,417 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 69% of employees would recommend working at Equinix to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Equinix have been left by employees working as Intern , Senior Software Engineer and Vice President .

Does Equinix pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Equinix employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Equinix. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Equinix?

69% of Equinix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Equinix 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Equinix?

Director (45) , Customer Success Manager (43) , Intern (42) , Senior Manager (41) , Manager (40) , Engineer (38) , Data Center Technician (36) , Senior Software Engineer (35) , Account Executive (34) , Project Manager (32) , Software Engineer (31) , IBX Technician III (30) , Senior Account Executive (30) , Staff Software Engineer (28) , Technician (28)

What are the pros of working at Equinix according to real employee reviews?

"company values and culture are great" ((in 353 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 181 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 148 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good!" ((in 118 reviews)); "Great teams to work in and plenty of aspects of the DC operations exposure." ((in 80 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Equinix according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and some people resistant to change" ((in 114 reviews)); "3. Managers do bias for favorable incompetent employees" ((in 56 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 25 reviews)); "Long hours for certain days" ((in 22 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Equinix layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Equinix layoffs and their outlook for job security at Equinix in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Equinix locations?

Redwood City , Sunnyvale , San Jose , Tampa , Ashburn , New York , Dallas , Frisco , Chicago , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Denver , Miami , Redwood Shores , Secaucus , Atlanta , Santa Clara , San Diego , Houston , Austin , El Segundo , Seattle , Culpeper , Washington , Palo Alto , Boston , Foster City , Kansas City , Texas City , Milpitas

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3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,312 total reviews)

Adaire Fox-Martin

64% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.7

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Equinix has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,312 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equinix employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

5.0

Aug 19, 2021

Company that values its employees and provides opportunity to grow

Senior sourcing specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Significant growth globally - physically and financially Growth within the TA team and as such opportunities to progress and learn Fantastic culture that enables you to operate at your best opportunities to take ownership of projects/initiatives- key to the operation of the business functions

Cons

inevitably with significant and fast growth, at times people time is stretched Communication between regions EMEA, AMER and APAC could be improved

5.0

Aug 16, 2021

Company review

Payroll administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Equinix is a company that values employees and cares about their well-being. Great organizational climate and lively and motivated co-workes. A dream come true.

Cons

I believe it could improve internal communication with regard to the amount of sending emails.

5.0

Aug 14, 2021

A company that delivers on its promises, keeps culture high and is growing in the speed of lightening

Customer success manager (csm)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn and grow, supportive team and cross functional teams Competitive benefits and perks Lots of great team building events Fun people, great culture and great focus on diversity and inclusion Lots of opportunities to grow Supports employees during COVID-19 pandemic and make them feel that they matter and belong

Cons

None to share so far. It's definitely a fast pace work environment, but with the great support provided from the direct team and management we can overcome the obstacles

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