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 350 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 177 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 145 reviews)); "Work Life Balance is Good" ((in 116 reviews)); "Good salary and amazing !!" ((in 77 reviews))

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

"Poor management and some people resistant to change" ((in 115 reviews)); "Managers don't reakky Care about their staff." ((in 57 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 24 reviews)); "Long hours for certain days" ((in 21 reviews)); "New senior management, company is undergoing internal changes to grow the business, putting pressure on previous culture." ((in 15 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

(2,305 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 2,305 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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2K reviews

4.0

Jul 8, 2019

Corporate Communications

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

hospital, outpatient, dental benefits for family. free snacks and fruits and drinks. open culture, little hierarchy, extensive training to get onboard. Managers care about your wellbeing and how you coping with

Cons

cant find any downsides yet for the the moment

Equinix Response

6y

Yes! This is how we want our employees to feel about working at Equinix! Thank you.

4.0

Jul 1, 2019

generally speaking, a good place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

globalized product, system, and procedure. global footprints.

Cons

simplex product categories, limited competitive advantage comparatively in certain markets.

Equinix Response

6y

Thank you !

4.0

Jun 30, 2019

keeps on growing!!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fast past growing company with simple product sand services which have strong positive impacts to overall solutions for networks, hybrid cloud, data storage and security

Cons

growing so fast the business processes cant keep up

Equinix Response

6y

Growth brings a lot of success and wins, but also requires employees to be agile which takes a lot of effort. Glad you are on the team!

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