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 352 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 180 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 132 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is Good" ((in 116 reviews)); "Great teams to work in and plenty of aspects of the DC operations exposure." ((in 78 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 58 reviews)); "Long hours for certain days" ((in 22 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 20 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((in 17 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

(2,308 total reviews)

Adaire Fox-Martin

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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2K reviews

4.0

Jul 7, 2015

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good culture excellent brand in the co-location space management style is open and approachable

Cons

somewhat closed to newcomers, definitely a teleco and network enginnering culture

Equinix Response

10y

Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We appreciate your willingness to share your advice and feedback with us. We also would like you to know that increasing the visibility of women leaders across the organization is a mission very important to Equinix, and something that we are trying to promote through the Equinix Women Leaders Network (EWLN), a resource group offering a network of mutual support that fosters both personal and professional development for women leaders At Equinix. While the EWLN currently focuses on senior-level women in the Americas and EMEA, the vision is to broaden the group annually through the creation of new chapters worldwide.

2.0

Jul 5, 2015

Sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pro's: opportunity to make VERY good money. No structure, undefined goals and objectives, weak leadership which make it easy to pave your own path. If you're strong in sales and have your own style, you will not be told or shown otherwise. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and don't need guidance, direction or training and thrive in a wild wild west mentality then you'll enjoy your career here. Rapidly growing company which create lots of room for movement. Strong name to have on your resume.

Cons

Culture is thick with sexism and misogyny. Leadership lacks integrity, vision and skill. Good-ole-boys are promoted regardless of skill set. If you don't have the Frat boy mentality or don't want to conform, you will NOT fit in here and will not be promoted.

Equinix Response

10y

Thank you for taking the time to write this review and for having the courage to say what you think. We are sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with your current working environment, and would like an opportunity to better understand your concerns. We certainly honor the confidentiality of your identity, but if you would be open to speaking with someone about your experience, we would like to work together to make sure the organization is putting what is best for Equinix and our customers first. To anonymously report a concern, please call our Equinix Ethics Hotline at (855) 607-8700.

2.0

Jun 30, 2015

Great place to work?

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, and pay. C-level five star.

Cons

Absolutely 0 work life balance. You tend to get stuck behind people with tenure that have a failure to move forward.

Equinix Response

11y

Thanks for taking the time to write a review and share your thoughts with us. We are glad to hear you are a fan of the company, but sorry to hear about your frustrations with your current work environment. In the event that you aren't already aware, we'd like to call out Job Finder--a new application we recently added to the homepage on The Hub that allows current Equinix employees like you to check out other Equinix career opportunities, see what else excites you, and grow your career with us.

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