Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,408 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 (42) , 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 (29) , 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 355 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 182 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 149 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is Good" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good salary and amazing !!" ((in 72 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 21 reviews)); "long hours especially challenging at night shift" ((in 20 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((in 16 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

(2,305 total reviews)

Adaire Fox-Martin

64% 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 2,305 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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5.0

May 8, 2015

Sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People Environment Perks Management Work vs life balance

Cons

Can be in balance of accounts Other than this there are a limited number of cons to working at Equinix sallary can is maybe a bit lower than the rest of the industry but higher sales compensate

Equinix Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We appreciate the feedback and your positive outlook on the company. We share your sentiments on the importance of Equinix continuing to develop from within, and hope you will take advantage of the many development opportunities featured on the Learning & Development page on the intranet, including courses in management foundations and online, on-demand global development learning available 24/7. Best wishes for continued success and being better tomorrow than we are today!

5.0

Apr 22, 2015

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tremendous growth, leading edge, great culture

Cons

Need to pay more attention to work/life balance

Equinix Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We hear your concerns, and we hope you will continue to support the company as it navigates through the changes and re-balancing that comes with exciting periods of growth.

3.0

Apr 21, 2015

Project Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary with fix bonus and stock.

Cons

No clear career path, not perfectly good place to work.

Equinix Response

11y

Thanks for your review and for taking the time to share your feedback with us. In the event that you weren't aware, we'd also like to take a minute to call out some awesome Learning & Development resources available to Equinix employees, including courses in management foundations and online, on-demand global development learning available 24/7. We hope some of these resources will prove useful to you as you seek to grow and develop yourself and own both your career and professional development.

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