Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,422 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 65% 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) , Account Executive (35) , Senior Software Engineer (35) , 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 349 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 189 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 144 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good!" ((in 111 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 108 reviews)); "Managers don't reakky Care about their staff." ((in 55 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 25 reviews)); "long hours especially challenging at night shift" ((in 20 reviews)); "No training budget, capped commission for entry level role" ((in 12 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

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(2,315 total reviews)

Adaire Fox-Martin

64% approve of CEO

65% 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 2,315 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

3.0

Mar 15, 2018

Growing to fast

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary , bonus shares etc

Cons

To many new staff getting jobs they can't do .

Equinix Response

8y

As you know, Equinix and it's employees have been fortunate to experience incredible growth and success in that past 5 years. But as you point out, it is important to maintain the work culture that is a critical part of our employee experience. Thank you for sharing your experience so we can inform leadership. We also encourage you to use your 1:1 and Quarterly Conversation meetings with your managers to directly provide input so together we can grow and scale to meet the needs of our customers and share in success.

5.0

Mar 13, 2018

Great supportive culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great supportive culture that encourages personal development

Cons

Equinix is a huge company so inevitably there are times that its size makes it harder to do things

Equinix Response

8y

Thank you for sharing your perspective! As you point out, Equinix has been very successful consistently and with that we are always incorporating new ways of growing and scaling our teams to meet this new opportunity. Be sure to stay connected with your leadership to share ideas on how to best address challenges and recognize successes in this ongoing growth process!

4.0

Mar 12, 2018

Equinix Salary

Data center technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is way competitive, bonuses depends on your performance, everyone is treated equal

Cons

not much room for promotions, some superiors don't care about your safety when youre doing work and you are not very well appreciated at times

Equinix Response

8y

We are glad that you recognized our hardworking culture and competitive terms and we agree those are valued parts of our employee experience. You offer some good feedback that we will discuss within our leadership. It is important that your concerns about safety are addressed as every employee should be in a safe work environment and be productive at Equinix. We encourage you to discuss this issue with your manager or HR business partner for your team so that a reviewed can be conducted. We welcome you to Equinix and appreciate that you have shared your perspective.

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