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 348 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 190 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 149 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good!" ((in 115 reviews)); "Great teams to work in and plenty of aspects of the DC operations exposure." ((in 79 reviews))

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

"Poor management and some people resistant to change" ((in 112 reviews)); "Managers don't reakky Care about their staff." ((in 53 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 24 reviews)); "long hours especially challenging at night shift" ((in 21 reviews)); "Leadership blatantly values sales team higher than corporate based support teams, lots of changes with high growth volume, some middle management and upper management not effective managers." ((in 14 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

(2,312 total reviews)

Adaire Fox-Martin

65% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

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

4.0

Oct 28, 2016

Client Service Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-great people/company to work for

Cons

-Doesnt pay much -not too many growth oppturtunities

Equinix Response

Thanks for letting us know how much you enjoy being a part of the Equinix team! We agree that part of what makes our company such an extraordinary place to work is the great teammates we all have. Regarding pay, Equinix strives to ensure that our total compensation programs are both competitive with relevant industry and local labor markets. Programs are reviewed annually with diligence towards understanding local base pay and incentive programs. If you haven’t yet, we encourage you to speak to your manager about ways to keep growing with us. Perhaps at your next quarterly conversation?

5.0

Oct 27, 2016

Senior maintenance engineer

Senior ibx site engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome company with lots of opportunity to grow!

Cons

Long shifts but long weekends to balance the 12.5 hour shifts.

Equinix Response

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience at Equinix and for finding the silver lining (long weekends) in the 12.5 hour shift! Please continue to seek out opportunities to grow with us and never stop making our ambition for Equinix infectious.

4.0

Oct 27, 2016

All good for now

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very easy to talk to anyone Helpful and enthusiastic people Good salary

Cons

Workload Room for personnel Events for the team at Country level

Equinix Response

Thanks for your feedback. We are very proud of the extraordinary people in our organization – you are all an integral part of our success. We encourage you to continue to share your ideas with your manager and keep working together to “Find a Better Way” in areas where you would like to see change.

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