Equinix·Software Engineer

Equinix Software Engineer interview experience

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CanadaPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Right after the initial screening, I moved into a technical interview track that leaned heavily into Java/Spring-style fundamentals and also technical architecture.

Some questions were straightforward, but a few felt oddly niche—enough that I was second-guessing whether I was missing context until I heard what they were actually aiming to evaluate. I also had to talk through my understanding of system architecture as part of the discussion, which made the interview feel less like trivia and more like applying knowledge.

The rest of the technical portion shifted into real troubleshooting territory. I got questions around VMware troubleshooting and Windows administration topics, including group policy, and then deeper vCenter-style investigation like

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