Is Equinix a good company to work for?

Equinix has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 3,407 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% 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 344 reviews)); "People are great and fun to work with" ((in 188 reviews)); "Benefits and welfare are good and sufficient" ((in 148 reviews)); "Work life Balance is good!" ((in 117 reviews)); "Great teams to work in and plenty of aspects of the DC operations exposure." ((in 75 reviews))

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

"Poor management and some people resistant to change" ((in 109 reviews)); "3. Managers do bias for favorable incompetent employees" ((in 54 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs and reorgs globally" ((in 20 reviews)); "Long hours for certain days" ((in 20 reviews)); "No career progression at all at least for 6 years." ((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

(2,304 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 2,304 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

Apr 20, 2017

Good company....could/should be great.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Focus on employees, great CEO and senior executives. Great stock price. Helpful colleagues. Yearly appraisals abolished for more granular reviews.

Cons

Working with cross functional teams can be difficult. Inconsistent KPIs across teams does cause conflict. No real work life balance.

Equinix Response

9y

Thank you for your review and for your time working at Equinix. We are glad to hear you were a fan of our new approach to performance management. As we continue to grow and scale as a company, we have found that the best way to create a high-performance growth environment is to offer regular feedback and coaching through more frequent and more meaningful conversations (the "more granular reviews" you mention) that reinforce a growth mindset. Work-life balance is something we strive for every day at Equinix, and something we continue to focus on through the introduction of new well-being classes and events around the globe. Classes and events vary by location and interest level. We hope to expand current offerings with time in order to engage as many employees as possible.

4.0

Mar 14, 2017

Account Executive - Sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company, best of breed data centres, market leader, strong share price performance. Growing in leaps and bounds.

Cons

Narrow minded view what is best practice in provisioning, committee style decision making process eg your manager approves something and they will need approval from their manager. No real career progression if you are in senior sales roles

Equinix Response

9y

Thank you for your feedback. Though we are not certain what you mean by provisioning, we certainly pride ourselves on using best practices at Equinix, and have never missed an installation deadline. To boot, the ability of the team to meet and accelerate aggressive deadlines is impressive and an additional point of pride for the organization. As for committee-style approvals, it is a journey to empowerment for our managers. We first make sure they understand and are well-versed in best practices when they join the organization, and then empower them to make decisions for themselves. We hear you on career progression, and just want to make sure you are aware that Organization Architecture is currently being developed to make career paths more transparent for the sales team. In this last year, there have been about eight internal promotions within the sales team.

4.0

Feb 28, 2017

Good place to work

Finance intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun-loving workplace Great synergy within department Free breakfast once a week

Cons

Lack of communication with other departments

Equinix Response

9y

Thanks for the feedback. We’re glad to read you enjoyed your internship at Equinix. Best wishes to you as you continue your career!

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