Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer

Dropbox; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 333,200 - 450,800; Full time

Job summary

Dropbox is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to develop and optimize systems that support their flagship products and future innovations. This role involves building infrastructure capable of managing vast amounts of data and ensuring user experience across multiple projects.

In this position, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, leveraging your extensive software development experience to enhance Dropbox's technological backbone. With a focus on scalability, reliability, and security, your work will have a lasting impact on users worldwide.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proven track record managing multi-threaded backend systems.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous situations and adapt.

Responsibilities

• Build infrastructure for managing large-scale data and user connections.
• Lead expansion of Dropbox's data fabric across global applications.
• Optimize analytics platform for extracting insights from data.

Skills

Software development

Problem-solving

Programming languages (Python, Go, C/C++, Java)

Database management

Operating systems

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Role Description

As an Infrastructure Engineer, your role will be crucial in shaping and constructing the robust systems that not only support our current flagship products but also lay the groundwork for the next wave of engineering innovations. From optimizing user experiences across various projects to ensuring seamless scalability and data integrity, you'll be at the forefront of shaping the technological backbone of our platform.

Collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams, you'll leverage your expertise to tackle audacious challenges and push the boundaries of what’s possible. Your contributions will directly impact millions of users, as every line of code you write furthers our mission to revolutionize the way people work and collaborate.

Join us in redefining the future, where your passion for building scalable, reliable systems will drive meaningful change on a global scale.

Our Engineering Career Framework is viewable by anyone outside the company and describes what’s expected for our engineers at each of our career levels. Check out our blog post on this topic and more here.

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.
• Lead the expansion of Dropbox's function as the data‑fabric, connecting hundreds of millions of applications, devices, and services globally, while also driving initiatives to enhance interoperability and adaptability across diverse 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.
• Proactively identify new opportunities and drive improvements in current project states, advocating for and implementing changes that potentially impact broader business initiatives across teams or products.
• Proficiency in effectively navigating through ambiguous situations and uncertainties, demonstrating adaptability and strategic thinking to steer projects towards successful outcomes.

On‑call work may be necessary occasionally to help address bugs, outages, or other operational issues, with the goal of maintaining a stable and high‑quality experience for our customers.

Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
• 9+ years of professional software development experience
• Proven track record constructing and managing expansive, multi‑threaded, geographically dispersed backend systems
• Proficient in programming and debugging across a range of languages such as Python, Go, C/C++, or Java
• Extensive experience working with operating system internals, filesystems, databases, networks, and compilers considered advantageous
• Ability to navigate and thrive in ambiguous situations, showcasing adaptability and open‑ended problem solving.
• Capable of taking ownership of long‑term projects and seeing them through to completion.
• Ability to set medium‑to‑long term strategy for business‑impacting projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of defining technical roadmaps for the team.

Compensation

Poland Pay Range: 333 200 zł — 450 800 zł PLN