AI Engineer

Dropbox; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid learning

Health coverage

Mentorship

Flexible Birmingham setup

Job summary

Dropbox in Birmingham, AL seeks an AI Engineer to own senior Reinforcement Learning workstreams and to drive the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production.

You will ship vector databases experiments, deliver high-quality features, and champion engineering excellence while ensuring data integrity across Birmingham operations. Salary opens at $87,000–$128,000 with perks like paid learning, health coverage, mentorship, and a flexible Birmingham setup.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Birmingham market and local tech landscape.
• Storytelling instincts to turn data into a decision.
• 7 years of technology experience.
• Ability to learn new technology systems quickly.
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities.
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume.

Responsibilities

• Ship Vector Databases experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks.
• Own the senior Reinforcement Learning workstream that unblocks the rest of Dropbox's Birmingham, AL roadmap
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Deliver senior-quality features within the $87,000 - $128,000 AI Engineer mandate
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Dropbox
• Watch Matplotlib error budgets and pump the brakes before Birmingham, AL burns through them
• Own data integrity across Dropbox's Professionalism stores so Birmingham numbers never lie

Skills

Storytelling

Data analysis

Resilience

Fast learner

Ownership mindset

Local market knowledge

Tools

Matplotlib

Job description

The right AI Engineer sees a flaky test not as noise but as a clue, and Dropbox in Birmingham, AL has clues worth chasing. Dropbox frames it as a partnership - $87,000 - $128,000 for your 5 years, ownership of technology work, and growth shared both ways.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship Vector Databases experiments fast, kill the losers, and double down on what sticks
• Own the senior Reinforcement Learning workstream that unblocks the rest of Dropbox's Birmingham, AL roadmap
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Deliver senior-quality features within the $87,000 - $128,000 AI Engineer mandate
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within Dropbox
• Watch Matplotlib error budgets and pump the brakes before Birmingham, AL burns through them
• Own data integrity across Dropbox's Professionalism stores so Birmingham numbers never lie

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with the Birmingham market and local technology landscape
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Resilience measured across 7 years of technology cycles
• Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them effectively
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume

Dropbox is a Birmingham, AL-based company on a craft-focused path to redefine the technology industry. We value clear writing and honest conversation over status games and politics.

Salary opens at $87,000 - $128,000 and the perks compound: paid learning, health coverage, mentorship, and a flexible Birmingham, AL setup.