Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,412 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 350 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 178 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 147 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good!" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good salary and amazing !!" ((in 76 reviews))

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

"Poor management and some people resistant to change" ((in 111 reviews)); "3. Managers do bias for favorable incompetent employees" ((in 57 reviews)); "long hours especially challenging at night shift" ((in 20 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 19 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((in 15 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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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(2,308 total reviews)

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64% 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 2,308 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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4.0

Jan 14, 2014

Great place to work. Bad management in Chicago area.

Senior network tech

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great pay and average benefits.

Cons

Bad management in the Chicago area.

3.0

Dec 20, 2013

Nothing special...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Steady growth, focus on sales enablement

Cons

Under staffed at most departments, Senior management has expanded instead. Pay is just OK.

3.0

Dec 16, 2013

Great co-workers but experiencing major growing pains

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good stock price, great co-workers, opportunities to make a tangible contribution to the company's success

Cons

Huge egos and ego clashes at executive level that result in pointless office politics

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