Infra Software Engineer: Build Scalable Backends

Namely; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 71,750 - 97,074; Full time

Job summary

Dropbox is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to shape and build robust, scalable systems underpinning our flagship products. You will optimize user experiences, ensure scalability, and maintain data integrity across the platform’s backbone.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle audacious challenges and push the boundaries of what’s possible, impacting millions of users globally.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding, or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience building and managing large-scale, multi-threaded, and geographically distributed backend systems.
• Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java.
• Experience working with operating system internals, filesystems, databases, networks, and compilers.
• Ability to independently execute tasks at hand.

Responsibilities

• Build infrastructure capable of managing metadata for hundreds of billions of files, handling hundreds of petabytes of user data, and facilitating millions of concurrent connections.
• Assist in expanding Dropbox's role as the data fabric, linking hundreds of millions of applications, devices, and services worldwide, while leading efforts to improve interoperability and adaptability across ecosystems.
• Measure and optimize Dropbox's analytics platform to maintain its status as one of the most advanced in the industry for extracting meaningful insights from vast data volumes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to innovate and implement solutions that enhance the performance, reliability, and security of Dropbox's infrastructure, ensuring a seamless experience for users worldwide.

Skills

Python

Go

C/C++

Java

Distributed systems

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS

Tools

Unix/Linux

Databases

Networking

Compilers

Job description

Dropbox is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to shape and build robust, scalable systems underpinning our flagship products. You will optimize user experiences, ensure scalability, and maintain data integrity across the platform’s backbone.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle audacious challenges and push the boundaries of what’s possible, impacting millions of users globally.