Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,416 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Equinix to a friend and 67% 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 been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Equinix?

70% of Equinix employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Equinix 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 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 354 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 185 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 144 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is Good" ((in 115 reviews)); "Great teams to work in and plenty of aspects of the DC operations exposure." ((in 74 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)); "Managers don't reakky Care about their staff." ((in 54 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 23 reviews)); "long hours especially challenging at night shift" ((in 21 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((in 17 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

Equinix reviews

3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,312 total reviews)

Adaire Fox-Martin

65% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Equinix has an employee rating of 3.8 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

Feb 24, 2021

Great company to work for!

Staff engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Encourages innovation, uses latest/cutting edge technologies and tools - Employee friendly, good work life balance, great benefits, flexible work environment - Encourages to strive for personal development as well in terms of knowledge and skillsets - Generally people are friendly and encourage collaboration

Cons

Cannot think of anything so far.

5.0

Feb 23, 2021

Company provide a excellent DIB environment to all employees and contractors

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

DIB(diversity, inclusion and belonging) is one of the most important value for Equinix to provide a safe, fair and employee motivated environment to develop and contribute the value to our stakeholders, customers, and our community. Management team always hear the voice from customers, employees to improve our operation model, organization and service platform.

Cons

More flat organization is expected to have a tight and efficient communication.

4.0

Feb 23, 2021

Good company to work

Technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture with diverse ideas

Cons

No con at the moment

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Jobs at Equinix

Customer Success Manager IV

Customer Success Manager 4

Data Center Customer Operations Technician

Senior Service Designer

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