Staff Data Engineer, Revenue & Growth Data

Dropbox; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dropbox, a leader in cloud storage solutions, seeks a Staff Data Engineer to innovate its monetization data systems. This role entails leading the architectural direction and enhancing cross-team collaboration while providing critical insights for financial reporting and growth analytics. A great opportunity for a seasoned professional passionate about data-driven impact.

Benefits

Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage

Flexible PTO policy

Parental benefits

Mental health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• 10+ years building large-scale data systems.
• Expertise with Spark, Databricks, and data pipelines.
• Experience in monetization and financial analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and delivery of revenue and growth data platform.
• Architect next-generation data systems for finance and analytics.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive data practices.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Data Analytics

Spark

Python

SQL

Cloud Platforms

Education

BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Databricks

Apache Airflow

Job description

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description

Role Description

Dropbox is rebuilding the foundation of its monetization and financial data systems - and at the center of that is our revenue and growth data platform. We’re looking for a Staff Data Engineerto lead the design and delivery of this critical foundation, enabling insights and systems that drive ARR tracking, financial reporting, and product monetization.

You’ll define architectural direction, elevate engineering standards across teams, and build scalable systems that directly power executive reporting, monetization experiments, and product strategy. Your work will have executive visibilityand serve as a linchpin for Dropbox’s monetization and growth strategy.

We’re seeking an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive change across org boundaries. If you are passionate about building for scale, reliability, and business impact, this is your opportunity.

• Architect the next-generation data platform for ARR, revenue attribution, and growth analytics - setting vision, driving alignment, and delivering at scale.
• Own and evolve core data models and systems used across Finance, Product, and Analytics teams, ensuring accuracy, trust, and accessibility.
• Lead platform modernization, including the adoption of scalable lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Spark, Delta), CI/CD for data, and observability frameworks.
• Drive adoption of scalable data practices across Dropbox through reusable tooling, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration.
• Partner with stakeholders(e.g., Finance, Product, Data Science, and Infrastructure) to understand data needs and deliver solutions that drive real business outcomes.
• Mentor and grow junior engineers, and cultivate a high-performing, innovation-driven team culture.

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 degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
• 10+ years building large-scale data systems, with a demonstrated track record of technical leadership, including ownership of architectural direction and cross-team platform work.
• Proven ability toset architectural direction, lead platform evolution, and influence technical strategy across teams.
• Deep hands-on expertise withSpark, Spark SQL, and Databricks,along with experience orchestrating data pipelines usingApache Airflow, and writing performant, maintainablePython and SQL code.
• Track record of implementingdata quality, testing, and observability systems at scale.
• Experience supportingmonetization, financial, or product growth analytics with trusted and governed data models.
• Familiarity withcloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and lakehouse paradigms (e.g., Delta Lake, Iceberg).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leadingdata migrations or platform transformations (e.g., from on-prem to cloud, Hadoop to Databricks).
• Familiarity with tools fordata contracts, lineage, and governance (e.g., dbt, Monte Carlo, Great Expectations).
• Understanding ofdata privacy and compliance frameworks, including GDPR, SOX, and audit-readiness.

Compensation

Dropbox applies increased tax deductible costs to remuneration earned by certain qualifying employees (to the extent an employee will be involved in the creation of the software as an “author”) for the transfer of copyrights, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act.

Poland Pay Range

The range listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE(On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.

Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Dropbox is a Virtual First company and is open to hiring candidates in all authorized locations.

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan**
• Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off policy in addition to statutory holidays, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
• Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance*
• Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance*
• Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more
• Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
• Mental health and wellness benefits

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

*Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided

**Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

Company Description

Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working. We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the autonomy of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself— Dropbox is ready for you.

Team Description

The Dropbox Engineering Team builds the technology that creates more enlightened ways of working for hundreds of millions of people. Every day, our platforms—including Dropbox Dash, Dropbox Sign, and our core sync engine—handle over a billion files for users worldwide, creating engineering challenges as great as the opportunity for impact. Our software engineering team uses a range of technologies to solve interesting problems, including Python, React, Node.js, JavaScript, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and Android development. We think like a startup but build for an enterprise, exploring new possibilities that transform how people work. If you're excited about turning complex technical challenges into intuitive solutions at scale, join our Engineering team.Areas of work include Machine Learning Engineers, Infrastructure Engineer, Product SWE Frontend and Backend, Mobile Software Engineers (iOS and Android), Engineering Manager, Data Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test, Security Engineering, Site Reliability Engineer, Technical Program Managers, Network Engineer, Datacenter Engineer, Technical Supply Chain Manager and more.

Role Description

Dropbox is rebuilding the foundation of its monetization and financial data systems - and at the center of that is our revenue and growth data platform. We’re looking for a Staff Data Engineerto lead the design and delivery of this critical foundation, enabling insights and systems that drive ARR tracking, financial reporting, and product monetization.

You’ll define architectural direction, elevate engineering standards across teams, and build scalable systems that directly power executive reporting, monetization experiments, and product strategy. Your work will have executive visibilityand serve as a linchpin for Dropbox’s monetization and growth strategy.

We’re seeking an engineer who combines deep technical expertise with a strong sense of ownership and the ability to drive change across org boundaries. If you are passionate about building for scale, reliability, and business impact, this is your opportunity.

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 morehere .

Responsibilities

• Architect the next-generation data platform for ARR, revenue attribution, and growth analytics - setting vision, driving alignment, and delivering at scale.
• Own and evolve core data models and systems used across Finance, Product, and Analytics teams, ensuring accuracy, trust, and accessibility.
• Lead platform modernization, including the adoption of scalable lakehouse architectures (Databricks, Spark, Delta), CI/CD for data, and observability frameworks.
• Drive adoption of scalable data practices across Dropbox through reusable tooling, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration.
• Partner with stakeholders(e.g., Finance, Product, Data Science, and Infrastructure) to understand data needs and deliver solutions that drive real business outcomes.
• Mentor and grow junior engineers, and cultivate a high-performing, innovation-driven team culture.

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 degree in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
• 10+ years building large-scale data systems, with a demonstrated track record of technical leadership, including ownership of architectural direction and cross-team platform work.
• Proven ability toset architectural direction, lead platform evolution, and influence technical strategy across teams.
• Deep hands-on expertise withSpark, Spark SQL, and Databricks,along with experience orchestrating data pipelines usingApache Airflow, and writing performant, maintainablePython and SQL code.
• Track record of implementingdata quality, testing, and observability systems at scale.
• Experience supportingmonetization, financial, or product growth analytics with trusted and governed data models.
• Familiarity withcloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and lakehouse paradigms (e.g., Delta Lake, Iceberg).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leadingdata migrations or platform transformations (e.g., from on-prem to cloud, Hadoop to Databricks).
• Familiarity with tools fordata contracts, lineage, and governance (e.g., dbt, Monte Carlo, Great Expectations).
• Understanding ofdata privacy and compliance frameworks, including GDPR, SOX, and audit-readiness.

Compensation

Dropbox applies increased tax deductible costs to remuneration earned by certain qualifying employees (to the extent an employee will be involved in the creation of the software as an “author”) for the transfer of copyrights, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Personal Income Tax Act.

Poland Pay Range 249 900 zł—338 100 zł PLN

The range listed above is the expected annual salary/OTE(On-Target Earnings) for this role, subject to change.

Please note, OTE are for sales roles only.

Salary/OTE is just one component of Dropbox’s total rewards package. All regular employees are also eligible for the corporate bonus program or a sales incentive (target included in OTE) as well as stock in the form of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).

Dropbox is a Virtual First company and is open to hiring candidates in all authorized locations.

Benefits

Dropbox is committed to investing in the holistic health and wellbeing of all Dropboxers and their families. Our benefits and perks programs include, but are not limited to:

• Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage*
• Retirement savings through a defined contribution pension or savings plan**
• Flexible PTO/Paid Time Off policy in addition to statutory holidays, allowing you time to unplug, unwind, and refresh
• Income Protection Plans: Life and disability insurance*
• Business Travel Protection: Travel medical and accident insurance*
• Perks Allowance to be used on what matters most to you, whether that’s wellness, learning and development, food & groceries, and much more
• Parental benefits including: Parental Leave, Fertility Benefits, Adoptions and Surrogacy support, and Lactation support
• Mental health and wellness benefits

Additional benefits details are available upon request.

*Where group plans are not available, allowances may be provided

**Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

Dropbox is an equal opportunity employer. We are a welcoming place for everyone, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. A big part of that effort is our support for members and allies of internal groups like Asians at Dropbox, BlackDropboxers, enABLE, TODOS (Latinx), Pridebox (LGBTQ), Vets at Dropbox, and Women at Dropbox.

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