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

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

2.0

Jul 31, 2016

Politics, politics

Contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice compensation, thriving business model.

Cons

IT/CTO unit is highly political toxic environment. Constant flattery and show of loyalty expected. Joining IT/CTO unit could be a career-ending move, avoid at all costs. Rest of the company is doing well in business wise

Equinix Response

9y

I am sorry to hear you are no longer with the company, and less than satisfied with your experience as a contractor at Equinix. As worker experience means a lot to me personally, and this is an atypical response from contractors departing my organization, I would like to learn more about your experience to ensure we are doing right by our people, including contractors. Should you be interested in discussing further, I would like to open myself up to a conversation and invite you to reach out to me (Brian Lillie, CIO) via LinkedIn.

2.0

Jul 22, 2016

Was once a great company to work in...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone loves the stocks, look at EQIX, the growth is just significant every year. - Little perks in the office, snacks, food, drinks - The technology itself is unique and not so easy to be cloned by competitors - Cool looking offices and data centers

Cons

- The marketing organisation is very heavy at the top senior level, many directors and not much managers or specialists. People just talk the talk and walk the walk, things keep at a high level and never get executed well. - People just stay in the company for the sake of the stocks. Just for the money. And laid off is not a norm here. Lots of redundancy resources. - Management promoted/hired the wrong people, which bring in a lot of conflicts and unfavourable culture in the team.

Equinix Response

9y

Thanks for taking the time to write a review and share a few of your thoughts with us. We are sorry to hear that you are no longer with the organization, but appreciate your willingness to share feedback from your personal experience with us. As the marketing organization has experienced a tremendous amount of growth as of late (8% in our second quarter alone), it continues to ensure that the right resources and roles are allocated properly across the organization.

5.0

Jul 13, 2016

Technology

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to see unique technology opportunities. Great growth opportunity.

Cons

Lots going on.... Need to focus and cut the dead wood.

Equinix Response

9y

Thanks for taking the time to write a review and share a few of your thoughts with us. We appreciate your positive outlook and hope you will continue to be an energy supplier at Equinix as we grow, navigate change, and prioritize internal projects and initiatives accordingly.

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