Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,415 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 340 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 189 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 147 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is Good" ((in 114 reviews)); "Great teams to work in and plenty of aspects of the DC operations exposure." ((in 82 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)); "Managers don't reakky Care about their staff." ((in 55 reviews)); "long hours especially challenging at night shift" ((in 21 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 19 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((in 19 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 , Dallas , New York , 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

(2,311 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 2,311 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

Dec 9, 2015

Ground-breaking Marketing Department

Marketing

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Pros

Equinix is literally the IBM of the datacenter space....you know the saying, "no one ever lost their job for choosing IBM." The same is true of Equinix. Others may be cheaper, but Equinix is THE company in this market. It's the premier brand. Everyone else copies them. Are their more sophisticated marketing organizations overall? Sure. However that misses the point of how exciting it is to establish something truly new. Working here is a LOT of fun.

Cons

The work/life balance is hard. It's a real estate company at the end of the day...so they can spend huge on CAPEX, but must run with a fraction of the bodies you would find in a comparable tech company.

Equinix Response

10y

Thanks for taking the time to write a review and share your personal experience and insights with us. We appreciate your positive outlook and value your feedback, especially with regards to our most recent efforts to document the "Magic of Equinix." We hear your advice to management loud and clear.

5.0

Dec 7, 2015

Good Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Growing company -Able to focus on employees -Mentorship available for younger people

Cons

-Might become too lax -Very horizontal in terms of structure

Equinix Response

10y

Thanks for taking the time to write a quick review. We are glad to hear you are happy with the mentorship opportunities available to new-to-career professionals, and hope you continue to have a positive experience at Equinix.

4.0

Dec 3, 2015

Great place

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

We win and we care

Cons

Politics is a bit much ... Too often, people are allowed to work in silos and alienate other teams ... HR and IT leaders often do not foster collaboration and flexibility with other teams.

Equinix Response

10y

Thanks for your review and for sharing some of your personal experience and thoughts with us. It is only through honest feedback from employees like that you that we may work to be better tomorrow than we are today. We agree that both collaboration and flexibility are essential characteristics of a winning team, and also how important it is that leaders truly embody the company values that define us as an organization. Thanks again for your honest feedback, and we hope you will continue to be an energy supplier at Equinix.

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